Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pentagon ready to recommend Pfizer vaccine for personnel after FDA approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is prepared to issue updated guidance to require all U.S. service personnel to be vaccinated after Monday's approval of the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine ...
Aug 23, 2021
S.South Africa says it will extradite former Mozambique finance minister to home country
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa will extradite former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang to his home country, its justice department said on Monday, years after he was arrested in Johannesb...
Aug 23, 2021
Rescue teams search for dozens missing in Tennessee after ‘devastating’ flood
(Reuters) - Rescue teams searched on Monday for dozens of people believed missing after record downpours and flash flooding in Tennessee that left at least 21 dead, swept cars into ditches and washed ...
Aug 23, 2021
UK reports 31,914 new cases, 40 deaths
(Corrects number) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 31,914 new cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Monday, while a further 40 people were recorded as having died within 28 days of a positiv...
Aug 23, 2021
Analysis-Leaderless Lebanon on slippery slope to mayhem
By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's financial meltdown is dragging the country towards mayhem at a quickening pace, forcing its feuding leaders to face a choice between finally ...
Aug 23, 2021
GAO report finds multiple problems with Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government watchdog found multiple problems with the construction, manufacture and design of the Keystone XL pipeline, validating President Joe Biden's decision to revok...
Aug 23, 2021
New York City mandates COVID-19 vaccine for public school teachers, staff -mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City public school teachers and staff will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. The order that will be issued by the city's...
Aug 23, 2021
One Afghan killed, several hurt in exchange of gun fire at Kabul airport – U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One member of the Afghan forces was killed and several wounded during an exchange of gunfire outside Kabul airport, but no U.S. personnel were hurt, the U.S. military said in a ...
Aug 23, 2021
Explainer-Are lithium-ion batteries in EVs a fire hazard?
By Heekyong Yang (Reuters) - General Motors Co has expanded the recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to a risk of fire from the pouch-type lithium-ion battery cells made by South Korea's...
Aug 23, 2021
U.S. blacklists Eritrean official over human rights abuse in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an Eritrean official it accused of being engaged in serious human rights abuse in the conflict in Ethiopia's...
Aug 23, 2021
