Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden’s climate duo of Kerry and McCarthy puts U.S. back in global warming fight
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unlikely duo is steering President Joe Biden's efforts to restore U.S. credibility on fighting climate change: a patrician former presidential candidate and a p...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. parents begin to ask: Should my child get a COVID-19 shot?
By Gabriella Borter and Michael Erman (Reuters) - Tristen Sweeten, a 34-year-old nurse in Utah, hopes her three children will receive Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine through its pediatric clinical trial. T...
Apr 16, 2021
Navalny allies plead for EU to pressure Moscow over medical access
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union must pressure Moscow to allow Alexei Navalny to have access to his doctor, allies of the hunger-striking Kremlin critic wrote in a letter sent this week to EU f...
Apr 16, 2021
Singapore blogger crowdfunds over $100,000 to pay PM defamation damages
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singaporean activist said on Friday he had raised S$144,389 ($108,200) through social media to cover defamation damages he had to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the second...
Apr 16, 2021
Thailand to close schools, bars after surge in COVID-19 cases
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will close close schools, bars and massage parlours, as well as ban alcohol sales in restaurants, for at least two weeks starting from Sunday after a jump in COVID-19 case...
Apr 16, 2021
Up to 65,000 people on run in northeast Nigeria after attack: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Up to 65,000 people in northeastern Nigeria are on the run after an attack by armed groups on Wednesday in which 8 people were killed and at least a dozen injured, the U.N. refugee ...
Apr 16, 2021
Soeder gets popularity boost for German chancellery run in latest poll
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bavarian Markus Soeder got a boost on Friday in the race to become the conservative bloc's chancellor candidate ahead of German election in September as a poll showed he is consider...
Apr 16, 2021
German finance minister says to receive AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said he was due to receive his first shot of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. "I have always said I would get vaccinated when it is my t...
Apr 16, 2021
Finland to open restaurants, give more COVID-19 vaccine to heavily hit areas
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland on Friday said it would allow all restaurants to reopen next week after a steady fall in coronavirus infection rates over the past month. Restrictions to opening hours, al...
Apr 16, 2021
Iran has successfully enriched 60% uranium: parliament speaker
(Reuters) - The speaker of Iran's parliament said on Friday that Tehran had successfully enriched 60% uranium. "I am proud to announce that at 00:40 ... Iranian scientists were able to produce 60% enr...
Apr 16, 2021
