Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Masks should still be worn in schools for COVID, despite state changes -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Students and teachers should continue to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools, even as states lift mask mandates, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said Wedn...
Feb 09, 2022
University of Michigan’s Collins to lead Boston Fed
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Wednesday named University of Michigan provost Susan Collins as its next chief, making her the first Black woman to lead a regional Fed bank. Collins ...
Feb 09, 2022
U.S. plans to roll out COVID-19 shots for children under 5 years in February
(Reuters) - The U.S. government is planning to roll out COVID-19 shots for children under the age of 5 as soon as Feb. 21, according to a document from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
Feb 09, 2022
Israel PM says it is still unclear if reported police spyware abuses happened
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday it was still not clear if reported abuses by Israeli police of a powerful spyware had actually happened, and that he believed a h...
Feb 09, 2022
Tesla production in Berlin to start mid-March at earliest-RBB
BERLIN (Reuters) - Production at Tesla's Berlin factory will not start until mid-March at the earliest, RBB reported on Wednesday. Tesla is still awaiting final approval from local authorities to begi...
Feb 09, 2022
Brazil’s Lula says he would tax rich more, change Petrobras fuel price policy
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is leading early polls ahead of October elections, said on Wednesday he would propose less taxation on the poor and more on...
Feb 09, 2022
Biden faces Republican opposition in trying to fill key FCC position
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee for a key seat on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) faced extensive Republican criticism at a Senate hearing on Wednes...
Feb 09, 2022
U.S. reinforcement troops to arrive in Romania, more expected
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - United States troops relocating to Romania from Germany will reach the country on Wednesday night, Romania's defence ministry said, and will shield NATO's eastern flank from pote...
Feb 09, 2022
Canadian govt ministers label bridge blockade from COVID protests as ‘illegal’
(Reuters) - Canadian federal ministers labeled the protests and blockade at the vital Ambassador Bridge linking Canada and the United States as "unlawful" and "illegal," urging demonstrators to bring ...
Feb 09, 2022
Canada’s Alberta province files trade challenge over scrapped Keystone XL pipeline
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Alberta on Wednesday formally initiated a trade challenge to recover its investment in the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which was scr...
Feb 09, 2022
