Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Top U.S. senator demands inquiry into Justice Dept grants system
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top U.S. Senate Republican has demanded an investigation into new Justice Department grant-management software, after Reuters reported https://www.reuters.com...
Jul 21, 2021
Mexico in talks to produce Italy’s GRAd-COV2 COVID-19 vaccine
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Wednesday they are in talks with Italian health authorities and Italian biotech firm ReiThera about the possibility of producing the GRAd-COV2 COVID...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Canada to have 30-40 athletes at Friday’s opening ceremony
(Reuters) - Canada may be sending one of their biggest Olympics teams to the Tokyo Games but only a small fraction will attend the opening ceremony, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said on Thursd...
Jul 21, 2021
New self-defense militia appears in Chiapas, Mexico to fight organized crime
By Jacob Garcia CHENALH, Mexico (Reuters) - Just like the Zapatista rebels before them, the indigenous people of Chiapas state in southern Mexico have taken up arms, though this time they said it was ...
Jul 21, 2021
YouTube says it pulled Bolsonaro videos for COVID-19 misinformation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - YouTube said on Wednesday it had removed videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's channel for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak, becoming the l...
Jul 21, 2021
Japan PM Suga to meet with Pfizer CEO for early delivery of vaccine doses – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to negotiate directly with the chief executive of Pfizer as soon as this week for early delivery of 20 million vaccine doses, domes...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden urges vaccinations as he addresses town-hall event in Trump-supporting Ohio
By Andrea Shalal CINCINNATI (Reuters) -President Joe Biden kicked off his town hall in a Republican-supporting part of Ohio on Wednesday with a plea to skeptical Americans to get vaccinated, as rising...
Jul 21, 2021
After $27.7 billion deal, Salesforce aims to connect companies via Slack
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Business software maker Salesforce.com on Wednesday closed its $27.7 billion purchase of Slack Technologies Inc, a massive bet that Slack's workplace app will become popu...
Jul 21, 2021
Gun that killed U.S. outlaw Billy the Kid to be sold
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of the most iconic weapons of the American Wild West goes up for auction next month with the sale of the gun that killed 19th century outlaw Billy the Kid. Sheriff Pat Garr...
Jul 21, 2021
Australia’s Victoria reports rise in local COVID-19 cases amid lockdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state reported 26 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, up from 22 a day earlier, as the state neared a week into a hard lockdown imposed to contain a...
Jul 21, 2021
