Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Alberta tightens rules as COVID cases surge, drops vaccine age to 12
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Alberta will become the first Canadian province to offer COVID-19 vaccines to everyone aged 12 and over from May 10, Premier Jason Kenney said on Wednesday...
May 05, 2021
Head of Ethiopia’s Tigray region administration has resigned, his deputy says
NAIROBI (Reuters) -The head of Ethiopia's Tigray region government has resigned, his deputy said on Wednesday, without giving details. Mulu Nega was appointed head of the federal government-appointed ...
May 05, 2021
Biden officials undecided on fate of Minnesota’s Twin Metals mine project
(Reuters) - The United States has not decided whether to approve or deny the controversial Twin Metals copper mining project in Minnesota, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday. The...
May 05, 2021
G7 foreign ministers say will work to expand COVID-19 vaccine production
LONDON (Reuters) - The Group of Seven foreign ministers pledged on Wednesday to work with industry to expand the production of affordable COVID-19 vaccines, but stopped short of calling for a waiver o...
May 05, 2021
U.S. lawmakers make push for electric vehicles, charging stations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are pushing for tens of billions of dollars in funding to shift to electric vehicles and away from gas-powered vehicles and build hundreds of ...
May 05, 2021
U.N. chief pushes voluntary sharing of COVID-19 vaccine licenses
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. chief Antonio Guterres believes vaccine makers should allow other companies to produce versions of their COVID-19 shots, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesda...
May 05, 2021
Britain ends row with EU over diplomatic status of London ambassador
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has granted full diplomatic status to the European Union's ambassador in London, ending a dispute that has strained relations between the two sides after Brexit. Britain ini...
May 05, 2021
Merkel tells Turkey’s Erdogan withdrawal of troops from Libya would be ‘important signal’
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that the withdrawal of foreign troops from Libya would be an "important signal" as both leaders vo...
May 05, 2021
Kidnappers release students abducted in Nigeria – parents’ group
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive after abducting them in March from a forestry college in Nigeria's Kaduna state, the head of th...
May 05, 2021
Atlanta police officer charged in Rayshard Brooks shooting gets his job back – media
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A former Atlanta police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks outside a Wendy's restaurant in June is set to get his job back, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution a...
May 05, 2021
