Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis-Afghan central bank’s $10 billion stash not all within reach of Taliban
By Karin Strohecker, Simon Lewis and David Lawder LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The insurgent Taliban took over Afghanistan with astonishing speed, but it appears unlikely that it will prove equally a...
Aug 17, 2021
‘She is really suffering’: mothers beg aid for children hurt in Haiti quake
By Laura Gottesdiener LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - Seventeen-month-old Esther Sanon lay on a mat in the overflowing hospital of a Haitian city recently struck by a devastating earthquake, a bandage wr...
Aug 17, 2021
Impaired driving enforcement looks to reduce crashes, fatalities and injuries through Labor Day weekend
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The end of summer is traditionally marked by the Labor Day holiday and is a time for friends and families to enjoy pool parties, backyard barbecues and other activitie...
Aug 17, 2021
COVID-19 risks in young adult males may be under-recognized -study
By Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) - Young men could be at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 than is currently recognized, researchers have suggested, citing computer models. Coronavirus infections in ...
Aug 17, 2021
Biden approval drops to lowest level this year after Taliban takeover
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's approval rating dropped by 7 percentage points and hit its lowest level so far as the U.S.-backed Afghan government collapsed over the weekend in an upheav...
Aug 17, 2021
NRA’s ‘unabated’ corruption justifies shutting it down, New York says
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association has failed to root out rampant internal corruption, even after a bankruptcy case designed to avoid that obligation was thrown ou...
Aug 17, 2021
Houston, besieged by COVID patients, offering $100 to those who take vaccine
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Officials in the Houston metropolitan area on Tuesday said they would pay $100 to any person receiving a first dose of a COVID vaccine, as hospitals in the area are expected...
Aug 17, 2021
UK aims to start trade talks with India this year
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The United Kingdom said on Tuesday it aims to start negotiations for a trade agreement with India by the end of the year. "We are currently in the pre-negotiation scoping...
Aug 17, 2021
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to extend requirements for travellers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and buses and at airports and train stations through Jan. 18 to address COVID-19 ris...
Aug 17, 2021
Fed’s Kashkari sees ‘a lot of slack’ in U.S. labor market
(Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Tuesday said he still sees "a lot of slack" in the U.S. labor market, with some six million to eight million Americans out of work wh...
Aug 17, 2021
