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UK officials say investigating possible increase in Omicron cases this week

3 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) -Health officials in Britain said on Friday they were investigating a rise this week in the number of COVID-19 tests results that have a trait that is associated with the newly identified Omicron coronavirus variant of concern. One of Omicron’s mutations produces S-gene target failure (SGTF) in about half the PCR tests in …

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Vaccine makers could make Omicron-specific booster, says Fauci

3 Dec 2021

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -COVID-19 vaccine makers have contingency plans to deal with the Omicron variant that include a combination vaccine against the original version and the variant as well as a variant-specific booster dose, a top U.S. health official said on Friday. The U.S. government is working with Moderna, Pfizer, …

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Vietnam, Taiwan exceed U.S. Treasury currency thresholds, but no manipulator labels

3 Dec 2021

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) -Vietnam and Taiwan again exceeded the U.S. Treasury’s thresholds for possible currency manipulation and enhanced analysis under a 2015 trade law, but the department on Friday refrained from formally branding them as manipulators. Switzerland also narrowly escaped triggering all three manipulation criteria in the Treasury’s latest semi-annual currency …

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Dutch police arrest protesters who breached OPCW building’s security

3 Dec 2021

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Dutch authorities on Friday arrested around 50 protesters who breached security around the building of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, local police said. “Protesters stormed the (OPCW) building and we immediately decided to act”, The Hague police spokesman Dick Goijert told Reuters. “All protesters on …

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Cricket-Yorkshire say all members of coaching team have left the club

3 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – All members of Yorkshire’s coaching team have left, including director of cricket Martyn Moxon and coach Andrew Gale, the club said on Friday as it vowed to regain trust and rebuild after being rocked by allegations of institutional racism. First team coach and former captain Gale was suspended last month as part …

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China and Laos open $6 billion high-speed rail link

3 Dec 2021

VIENTIANE (Reuters) – A $6 billion high-speed rail line connecting China with its Southeast Asian neighbour Laos opened on Friday, a milestone in Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure plans. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith attended a virtual ceremony to mark the maiden voyages on the line, which stretches from the …

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Valneva says no conclusions should be drawn on its vaccine from UK booster study

3 Dec 2021

PARIS (Reuters) -French biotech firm Valneva said on Friday no conclusions should be drawn on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine by a British study, which found it was the only shot out of seven that offered no immunity boost when given to people previously immunized with Pfizer’s vaccine. Shares in Valneva fell by up …

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Ford aims to be world’s #2 electric vehicle maker within two years – COO

3 Dec 2021

By Paul Lienert (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co expects to be the world’s second largest electric vehicle manufacturer within two years, with annual production capacity of nearly 600,000, a top company executive said Friday. The automaker’s optimism stems from increasing demand for its next new EV, the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup, with retail reservations approaching …

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California adopts programs to ensure power supplies in 2022, 2023

3 Dec 2021

By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – California utility regulators took several steps to help keep the lights on during summer in 2022 and 2023 after extreme heatwaves this year baked the U.S. West Coast and forced the state’s grid operator to impose rotating outages last year. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday approved steps …

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UK study finds mRNA COVID-19 vaccines provide biggest booster impact

3 Dec 2021

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna that use mRNA technology provide the biggest boost to antibody levels when given 10-12 weeks after the second dose, a new British study has found. The “COV-Boost” study was cited by British officials when they announced that Pfizer and Moderna were preferred …

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