Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines to hold pilot test of localised lockdowns in capital region
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' capital region will shift to localised lockdowns and an alert level system starting Sept. 16 to prevent the spread of coronavirus while allowing more businesses to ...
Sep 13, 2021
Merck sees potential U.S. authorization for COVID-19 antiviral before year-end
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it sees potential U.S. emergency use authorization for its experimental COVID-19 antiviral treatment, molnupiravir, before year-end. "I would just s...
Sep 13, 2021
Trudeau pledges to cut Canada’s oil emissions even as country keeps pumping more
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to reduce Canada's oil sector emissions starting in 2025 looks unlikely to slow the growth of crude production, env...
Sep 13, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine boosters not widely needed, top FDA and WHO scientists say
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Additional COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are not needed for the general population, leading scientists including two departing senior U.S. Food and Drug Adm...
Sep 13, 2021
Raducanu says Grand Slam triumph pleased her ‘tough’ parents
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British teenager Emma Raducanu, who stunned the tennis world with her improbable U.S. Open success, said on Monday during a whirlwind media tour that her accomplishment not only t...
Sep 13, 2021
Greek experts approve booster COVID-19 shot for those over 60, vulnerable
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will make a COVID-19 booster vaccine available to vulnerable groups from Tuesday, Health Ministry experts said, hoping to curb a rise in Delta variant infections. Authorities...
Sep 13, 2021
Lebanon tribunal secures funding to hold Hariri case appeal
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Special Tribunal for Lebanon said on Monday it has secured enough funding to hear the appeal of its main case, centering on the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Har...
Sep 13, 2021
Former Brazilian central banker to head IMF’s Western Hemisphere dept
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Brazilian central bank chief Ilan Goldfajn will become the head of the International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere department starting next year, the IMF's director an...
Sep 13, 2021
U.S. House Democrats seek to end cap on state, local tax deduction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday said they were continuing to work on legislation that would "undo" a cap on state and local tax deductions imposed by Re...
Sep 13, 2021
Biden to tap Georgetown law professor for FTC — sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is set to nominate a Georgetown law professor and privacy advocate to serve on the Federal Trade Commision, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters....
Sep 13, 2021
