Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. FDA advisers vote in favor of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters
(Reuters) - A panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted on Thursday to recommend booster shots of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older and those...
Oct 14, 2021
Explainer-What’s at stake for Trump allies facing ‘contempt of Congress’?
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol is pursuing contempt of Congress charges against Steve Bannon, a longtime adv...
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. donates 17 million J&J doses to African Union
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden told visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday that the United States will make a one-time donation of more than 17 million doses...
Oct 14, 2021
Thousands rally in Georgia demanding release of jailed pro-West ex-leader
TBILISI (Reuters) - Thousands of flag-waving supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, jailed after returning from exile on Oct. 1, gathered in Tbilisi city centre on Thursday to de...
Oct 14, 2021
Britain calls for 800 foreign butchers to avoid pig cull
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will offer six-month emergency visas to 800 foreign butchers to avoid a mass pig cull, it said on Thursday, after farmers complained that an exodus of wo...
Oct 14, 2021
Verizon says 30,000 U.S. employees must meet Dec. 8 vaccination deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications In said on Thursday that about 30,000 non-union U.S. employees must show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 by Dec. 8 under President Joe Biden's feder...
Oct 14, 2021
Marine turtles in rehab in Ecuador beachside hospital
By Alexandra Valencia SALANGO, Ecuador (Reuters) - Marine turtles hurt by ocean trash undergo rehab in an animal hospital in southern Ecuador, recovering enough to return to the wild or at least educa...
Oct 14, 2021
Hugo Boss raises 2021 outlook after strong third quarter
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German fashion retailer Hugo Boss on Thursday raised its outlook for the current year after third-quarter earnings rebounded above pre-pandemic levels on the back of strong deman...
Oct 14, 2021
Residents of Canadian Arctic capital told city water is unsafe to drink
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - The capital of Canada's Arctic territory has ordered its 7,000 residents not to drink the city's water due to suspected fuel contamination. Iqaluit, the capital of Canad...
Oct 14, 2021
Rubio calls on Biden administration to blacklist Huawei spin-off Honor
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senators led by Marco Rubio on Thursday called on the Biden administration to blacklist Honor, a former unit of embattled Chinese telecoms giant Hu...
Oct 14, 2021
