Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cuba struggles to get oxygen to the sick, vaccines to the healthy
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has turned to the military to provide oxygen amid a surge of the coronavirus https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/cuba-gripped-by-unrest-battles-highest-...
Aug 17, 2021
Guyana official vows to develop its oil in an environmentally safe manner
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Guyana's vice president told a U.S. energy conference on Tuesday that the nation would develop its massive oil and gas discoveries with full environmental protections. The tiny Sou...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. Senator Cornyn deletes erroneous Taiwan tweet blasted by Chinese media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator John Cornyn has deleted a tweet in which he said wrongly that the United States currently has 30,000 troops stationed in Chinese-claimed Taiwan, a claim ...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. has no current plans to deploy military to Haiti -U.S. national security advisor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has no current plans to deploy U.S. military personnel to Haiti after an earthquake that killed at least 1,400 people, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sull...
Aug 17, 2021
Wildfires outside Jerusalem contained, Israeli fire brigade says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Wildfires in wooded hills near Jerusalem were contained on Tuesday, the Israeli fire brigade said, after crews waged a three-day battle joined by Palestinian firefighters and the...
Aug 17, 2021
Rubio wants Biden to block TikTok after Chinese government takes stake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to block short-form video app TikTok in the United States after China took an ownership stake in a key su...
Aug 17, 2021
House Democrats tee up second voting-rights measure
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats said Tuesday they would seek to advance another voting rights measure in the House of Representatives with the hopes of breaking a Senate logjam...
Aug 17, 2021
North Macedonia to accept 450 Afghan refugees
BELGRADE (Reuters) - North Macedonia will by the end of the week temporarily take in 450 Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country and seeking visas to enter the United States, the Skopje ...
Aug 17, 2021
Morgan Stanley will require employees to prove vaccination status
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said on Tuesday it had asked its U.S.-based employees to offer proof for COVID-19 vaccination, as the big bank doubles down on rules for staff entering its offices. Nearly 9...
Aug 17, 2021
Botswana’s COVID-19 budget balloons as it battles for vaccines
GABARONE (Reuters) - Botswana needs to budget an extra 1.13 billion pula ($100 million) to help secure COVID-19 vaccines and equipment as the southern African country battles a third wave of infection...
Aug 17, 2021
