Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. oil output rises above 11 million bpd in November for first time since April: EIA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. oil output rose 692,000 barrels per day in November to 11.124 mln bpd, the first time above 11 million bpd since April, according to a monthly report from the U.S. Energy Inf...
Jan 29, 2021
At Oklahoma COVID ward, staff fight to prevent lonely deaths
By Nick Oxford OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The patient alarms ping constantly in the COVID-19 ward at a hospital in Oklahoma City, signaling to pulmonologist Dr. Syed Naqvi and the rest of the ICU team ...
Jan 29, 2021
Ken Griffey Jr. named MLB senior adviser
Hall of Fame member Ken Griffey Jr. will serve as a senior adviser to Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred with an emphasis on baseball operations, youth baseball development and improving d...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. Iran envoy spoke with Britain, France, Germany: sources
By John Irish and Arshad Mohammed PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S. Iran envoy spoke with senior British, French and German officials on Thursday to explore how the European parties to the 201...
Jan 29, 2021
Russia puts Navalny’s ally under house arrest ahead of protest
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court ordered Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, to be held under house arrest until March 23 for breaching COVID-19 restrictions, her lawyer wrote on...
Jan 29, 2021
Russia puts Pussy Riot member under house arrest ahead of protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court ordered Maria Alyokhina, a member of the Pussy Riot punk band, to be kept under house arrest until March 23 for violating restrictions related to the pandemic, the c...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. likely to start COVID-19 vaccination in children by late spring or early summer – Fauci
(Reuters) - The United States will likely start vaccinating children by late spring or early summer, top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday, as studies are underway to test th...
Jan 29, 2021
Biden priority is dealing with Iran’s growing fissile material stockpile: Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A critical early priority for the Biden administration is to deal with an escalating crisis with Iran as Tehran gets closer to having enough fissile material for a nuclear weapo...
Jan 29, 2021
U.N. Syria envoy voices dismay at lack of progress in constitutional talks
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Untied Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Friday that he aimed to go to Damascus soon for talks after the Syrian Constitutional Committee failed to start draf...
Jan 29, 2021
Canada considering drug decriminalization to fight overdose crisis
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's federal government is considering decriminalization of the possession of opioids and other illicit drugs in its efforts to tackle a spiraling overdo...
Jan 29, 2021
