Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vaccine inequity “Achilles’ heel” of COVID response in Americas-PAHO
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The unequal distribution of vaccines which protect against COVID-19 is the weak point in efforts to combat the disease in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) s...
Aug 25, 2021
Trial of ex-Volkswagen CEO likely to be delayed again
HAMBURG (Reuters) - The trial of former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn on charges of conspiracy to commit organised commercial fraud looks set to be delayed, a court probing the carmaker...
Aug 25, 2021
Tennis-Djokovic gets second bite at history in the Big Apple
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - After an Olympic stumble Novak Djokovic will get a second bite at history in the Big Apple with a calendar year Grand Slam there for the taking at the U.S. Open. Having se...
Aug 25, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalisations fall in Russia’s lone vaccine stronghold
By Polina Nikolskaya BELGOROD, Russia (Reuters) - Doctor Sergei Pashkov is on the front line of a rare success story for Russia's torpid COVID-19 vaccination campaign: In the Belgorod region where he ...
Aug 25, 2021
Tennis-Osaka’s uneven play casts shadow over latest U.S. Open bid
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Questions abound as Naomi Osaka prepares to mount a title defence at the U.S. Open following a series of lacklustre performances since she returned to the game after steppi...
Aug 25, 2021
Universal Music eyes revenue growth over 10% in 2021
PARIS (Reuters) - Universal Music Group (UM), the label owned by France's Vivendi and which is behind singers such as Justin Bibber and boys band BT, on Wednesday unveiled revenue and profit growth ta...
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. House committee demands records over Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol demanded records on Wednesday from the U.S. National Archives and Records ...
Aug 25, 2021
American Airlines warns on August revenue as rising COVID-19 cases hit bookings
(Reuters) - American Airlines said on Wednesday its August revenue was trending below the U.S. carrier's internal forecast as a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases led to some softness in bookings. Americ...
Aug 25, 2021
Man photographed as naked baby on Nirvana album cover sues for ‘sexual exploitation’
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A man who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 "Nevermind" album has filed a lawsuit against the surviving members of the influential band, alleging the ima...
Aug 25, 2021
Iran parliament approves most Raisi nominees to hardline cabinet
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's parliament on Wednesday approved all but one of President Ebrahim Raisi's big-name nominees for a cabinet of hardliners that will have the task of implementing his plans to ea...
Aug 25, 2021
