Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden, saying ‘silence is complicity,’ signs COVID hate crimes bill into law
By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that passed Congress in a rare show of bipartisanship following a spate of high-p...
May 20, 2021
‘Vax & Scratch’ lottery scheme aims to up New York COVID-19 shots
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - You gotta get poked to win, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday, unveiling a $5 million lottery prize incentive for New Yorkers who get their first...
May 20, 2021
U.S. FERC pulls licenses for three Michigan dams after flood
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said on Thursday it terminated Boyce Hydro Power Llc's licenses for the bankrupt company's Secord, Smallwood and Sanford hydroelectric ...
May 20, 2021
Hamas says Gaza truce with Israel to begin at 2 a.m on Friday
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas will enter a "mutual and simultaneous" Gaza truce at 2 a.m. on Friday (2300 GMT Thursday), a Hamas official told Reuters. Israeli media reported on Thursday that Prim...
May 20, 2021
IMF unveils plans to include climate, digital tech into economic assessments
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday unveiled plans to revamp the way it conducts economic assessments to better account for risks related to climate cha...
May 20, 2021
Kitchen smashed and sirens sounding, Israeli family holds on after rocket hits
ASHKELON, Israel (Reuters) - The Vaizel family long felt it was just a matter of time before their home was hit by a rocket from Gaza. So after it came, plowing through their kitchen wall, they stayed...
May 20, 2021
U.S. proposes big increase in forest management to tackle wildfires
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The United States must double or quadruple the rate at which it thins and removes dead wood from its forests to reduce the threat of wildfires that have become more freque...
May 20, 2021
Ontario prepares to allow outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario expects to permit outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people and allow non-essential retail to operate at 15% capacity starting June 14, contingent on certain vaccination rates ...
May 20, 2021
African Union urges civilians and soldiers to share power in Chad
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - The African Union on Thursday called for civilian and military leaders in Chad to share power until elections can be organised following the death of President Idriss Deby and su...
May 20, 2021
Motor racing-Max is getting under Lewis’s skin, says Red Bull boss
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton's comments about Formula One rival Max Verstappen suggest the Dutch driver is beginning to get to the seven-times world champion, Red Bull team boss Christia...
May 20, 2021
