Britain ready for any outcome to EU trade talks, health minister says

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Health Secretary Matt Hancock delivers a statement on the COVID-19 situation, at the House of Commons in London, Britain November 26, 2020. ?UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS…

Don’t use Gilead’s remdesivir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients, WHO says

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Gilead’s remdesivir should not be used for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence the drug improves survival…

Record Dutch COVID-19 cases prompt U-turn on face masks

[ad_1] By Anthony Deutsch, Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government reversed course on Wednesday on its long-held position against recommending the use of face masks in public places,…

UK approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University as it battles a winter surge…

Airline SAS agrees credit facility backed by Sweden, Denmark

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Airbus A320 planes are parked at Copenhagen airport in Kastrup, Denmark, March 15, 2020. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Airline…

UK’s Johnson says there will be no compulsory COVID vaccination

[ad_1] Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a virtual news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Downing Street, London, Britain November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Pool…

Rescue plan covers 80% of UK employment and business turnover – Sunak

[ad_1] Britain’s Chancellor Rishi Sunak holds a digital coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news conference with Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jenny Harries (not pictured) at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain…

Denmark proposes faster easing of lockdown as coronavirus cases fall: PM

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at her office in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 6, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/via…

International students wonder if U.S. business school worth it in coronavirus era

[ad_1] By Humeyra Pamuk, Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This summer, dozens of incoming students at New York’s Columbia Business School had planned to sail around the coast of Croatia…

UK to roll out Astra/Oxford COVID vaccine after world-first approval

[ad_1] By Alistair Smout, Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, hoping that rapid…