Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden scrambles to limit damage to credibility from Afghanistan
By Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Joe Biden appeared in the White House East Room on July 8 to stress that the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan was proceeding a...
Aug 17, 2021
Mexico reports 14,814 new COVID-19 cases, 877 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico registered 14,814 new COVID-19 infections and 877 more deaths, health ministry data showed on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 3,123,252 and...
Aug 17, 2021
Japan sees peril in U.S. chip hub to counter China
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is worried that U.S. plans to pour billions of dollars into chip manufacturing to fend off China could finish off what's left of a Japanese semiconductor industry ...
Aug 17, 2021
Brazil reports 37,613 COVID cases and 1,106 deaths in 24 hours -ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 37,613 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 1,106 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The South American cou...
Aug 17, 2021
UK plans to welcome thousands of Afghans in new refugee plan
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday announced plans to welcome up to 5,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban during the first year of a new resettlement programme that will prioritise women, girls and rel...
Aug 17, 2021
Biden, UK’s Johnson discuss Afghanistan, agree to hold G7 meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday on the situation in Afghanistan and they agreed to hold a virtual G7 leaders' meeting next wee...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. administers 357.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 357,894,995 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 417,477,975 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Aug 17, 2021
Los Angeles County to require masks at large outdoor sporting events
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fans attending baseball, football and other large outdoor sporting events in Los Angeles County will be required to wear a mask starting on Friday regardless of their vaccinati...
Aug 17, 2021
New Zealand’s snap COVID lockdown casts doubt over expected rate hike
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A snap lockdown in New Zealand following new COVID-19 cases may see the central bank back off from a widely forecast interest rate hike on Wednesday, which woul...
Aug 17, 2021
Texas Governor Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and is isolating and receiving a monoclonal antibody treatment, his office said. Abbott, a Republican who has s...
Aug 17, 2021
