Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uganda partially eases COVID-19 containment measures
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday partially eased a tight lockdown imposed 42 days ago to help stem a raging second wave of COVID-19, including re-op...
Jul 30, 2021
Soccer-U.S. men’s team backs women in equal pay lawsuit appeal
(Reuters) - Players for the U.S. men's national team said in an amicus brief filed on Friday that their counterparts on the women's squad not only deserve equal pay but are entitled to more compensati...
Jul 30, 2021
U.S. approves potential sale of $3.4 billion helicopters to Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has approved the potential sale of 18 CH-53K heavy lift helicopters to Israel in a deal valued at up to $3.4 billion. The package wou...
Jul 30, 2021
Amazon faces more than slowing sales growth: it needs more warehouses
By Jeffrey Dastin and Danielle Kaye (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc needs to spend billions of dollars to expand its warehouse and delivery system, adding pressure to its shares which dropped 7% on Friday ...
Jul 30, 2021
Nicaragua grants nationality to former Salvadoran president accused in corruption probe
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Nicaragua said on Friday it granted nationality to former Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and some family members, following an arrest order by El Salvador as part...
Jul 30, 2021
CDC says Americans should wear masks in 73.8% of U.S. counties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that 73.8% of U.S. counties had transmission rates of COVID-19 high enough to warrant indoor masking in publi...
Jul 30, 2021
FDA okays Regeneron COVID-19 antibody as preventive in high-risk settings
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's COVID-19 antibody cocktail, enabling its use as a preventive treatment...
Jul 30, 2021
White House says average number of people getting COVID-19 vaccination shots is up 30%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday the average number of people getting COVID-19 vaccination shots is up 30% at a time when the Delta...
Jul 30, 2021
U.S. administers 344.93 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 344,928,514 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and distributed 399,090,105 doses as of Friday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Jul 30, 2021
Guatemalans protest for second day to demand president resigns
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters blocked intersections across Guatemala for the second day in a row on Friday, as calls intensified for President Alejandro Giammattei and the atto...
Jul 30, 2021
