Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil registers 132 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 132 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday and 4,918 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry. The South American country has now r...
Nov 16, 2021
Atea Pharma says deal to develop COVID-19 pill with Roche terminated
(Reuters) - Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday a deal to jointly develop a COVID-19 antiviral pill with Swiss giant Roche Holding AG was being terminated, a month after the pill failed to help p...
Nov 16, 2021
CDC advisers to review data on wider use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel will meet on Friday to discuss expanding the eligibility for booster doses of Pfizer and partner BioNTech's COVID-19 ...
Nov 16, 2021
Uber introduces revamped shared rides offer in the U.S
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday said it was resuming shared rides, which were scrapped during the pandemic, detailing a revamped offer aimed at reducing the previously high...
Nov 16, 2021
Prosecution rests in Georgia trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
By Jonathan Allen and Rich McKay (Reuters) - The prosecution rested its case on Tuesday against the three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery after presenting evidence it said showed the de...
Nov 16, 2021
Ecuador lowers death toll from prison violence to 62
By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia QUITO/GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) - Ecuadorean authorities on Tuesday lowered the death toll to 62 from violence at the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison over the weekend,...
Nov 16, 2021
North Carolina Attorney General launches probe into e-cigarette maker Puff Bar
(Reuters) - North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein on Tuesday launched a state-wide investigation into e-cigarette maker Puff Bar, citing concerns over kid-friendly flavors and youth marketing. St...
Nov 16, 2021
Brand of organic spinach linked to E. coli, one sickness reported in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that a brand of organic spinach has been linked to an outbreak of E. coli. Minnesota officials found...
Nov 16, 2021
Olympics-IOC introduces new framework for transgender athletes
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday that no athlete should be excluded from competition on the grounds of a perceived unfair advantage due to their gender as it relea...
Nov 16, 2021
Sanctions possible for those undermining Bosnia peace deal -Blinken
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The United States, which brokered Bosnia's 1995 peace accord, may impose sanctions against those who try to unilaterally withdraw from its state institutions or destabilise the de...
Nov 16, 2021
