Author Archives: Syndicated Content
European regulator gives green light for Astra-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Europe's medicines regulator on Friday recommended approving AstraZeneca and Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18. Europe urgently needs more shots ...
Jan 29, 2021
Biden to sign order to modernize the U.S. immigration system on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to sign a directive modernizing the U.S. immigration system on Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. "On Tuesday, President Biden w...
Jan 29, 2021
Washington says it’s ready to engage on WTO reform
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States is committed to "positive, constructive and active engagement" with all members of the World Trade Organization on reforming the body and is actively considering w...
Jan 29, 2021
Biden administration to send team to Kabul for peace process consulations: Afghan president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will send a team to Kabul for consulations on efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Friday. "The United States is...
Jan 29, 2021
Portugal parliament approves law to legalise euthanasia
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament voted on Friday to legalise euthanasia, with the country set to become the seventh in the world to allow terminally ill patients to seek ass...
Jan 29, 2021
Unemployment up across all 83 Michigan counties in December 2020
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Jobless rates increased in all 17 major Michigan labor market areas in December, according to data released Thursday from the Michigan Department of Technology, Manage...
Jan 29, 2021
Germany orders 20,000 turkeys culled as bird flu found on another farm
HAMBURG (Reuters) - BhgAbout 20,000 turkeys will be slaughtered after bird flu was found on another poultry farm in Germany, authorities said on Friday. Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm in t...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. consumer spending falls again; inflation gradually rising
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending fell for a second straight month in December amid renewed business restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 and a temporary expiratio...
Jan 29, 2021
Bulgaria busts counterfeit gang that used fake passport of U.S. actor as sample
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian authorities have busted a counterfeit gang that promoted the quality of its illegal documents and banknotes by showing a fake Bulgarian passport bearing the picture of U.S....
Jan 29, 2021
Exclusive-Italy seeks to halve Monte Paschi legal claims to 5 billion euros – sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Valentina Za ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury is working to halve 10 billion euros ($12 billion) in legal claims facing Monte dei Paschi by dismissing some and settling others, ...
Jan 29, 2021
