Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea’s Moon vows to work with U.S. to denuclearize Korean peninsula
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday said his country would work closely with the United States to achieve a complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Moon, spe...
May 21, 2021
Analysis-Gaza conflict forces reordering of Biden’s policy priorities
By Matt Spetalnick, Humeyra Pamuk and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden took office in January determined to focus his time and energy on the coronavirus pandemic and e...
May 21, 2021
Little Island, a park built by a billionaire, further transforms Manhattan’s West Side
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Little Island is its name, but the vision and the budget behind it were colossal. The public park on the Hudson River finally opened on Friday nearly seven years after plans were ...
May 21, 2021
NYC’s pandemic-hit hospitality industry faces labor shortage a year on
By Roselle Chen (Reuters) - After more than a year of being hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, New York City restaurants reopened indoor dining to 100% capacity this week, but a shortage of hospita...
May 21, 2021
AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine slightly less effective against variant found in India, CEO tells FT
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine was only slightly less effective against the variant first found in India than the strain identified in Kent, the company's Chief Executive Officer Pascal So...
May 21, 2021
Doping-WADA eager to work with U.S., dismisses U.S. doping agency threats
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) indicated on Friday it is eager to work with the United States on governance reforms but pushed back on demands from the U.S. Anti-Dopi...
May 21, 2021
Suspect arrested in attack on Jewish man in New York’s Times Square
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man was arrested and several others were being sought in connection with an attack on a Jewish man in New York's Times Square that drew the attention of several...
May 21, 2021
Germany declares U.K. a virus variant region
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's public health institute on Friday declared Britain and Northern Ireland a virus variant region, requiring anyone entering the country from the United Kingdom to quarantine...
May 21, 2021
COVID-19 deaths in Latin America set to surpass 1 million, as outbreak worsens
By Sebastian Rocandio RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The death toll from COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean was due to pass 1 million people on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pand...
May 21, 2021
USAID to pull El Salvador government aid due to transparency concerns
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The U.S. Agency for International Development, commonly known as USAID, said on Friday it is pulling aid from El Salvador's police and another government body and redirecting ...
May 21, 2021
