Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian vaccines sent to Slovakia on hold for at least a month
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine sent to Slovakia in March will have to be kept in storage for at least another month, after Moscow asked for some doses to be sent back ...
Apr 28, 2021
Saudi crown prince softens Iran rhetoric in balancing act
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince has taken a more conciliatory public stance towards Iran, trying to balance long-held animosity with economic considerations and bridge differences with W...
Apr 28, 2021
Media, sheriff ask court to release officers’ video of Andrew Brown shooting
(Reuters) - A group of media companies and the local sheriff will ask a North Carolina judge on Wednesday to authorize the release of body camera video showing last week's law enforcement shooting dea...
Apr 28, 2021
Family of Black man shot and killed by Delaware police sues the force
By Tim Reid and Hannah Beier WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The sister of a Black man shot to death by Delaware police in January sued the officers on Wednesday, saying her brother's death was not justi...
Apr 28, 2021
Biden administration to announce plan to ban menthol cigarettes: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration this week is expected to propose a ban on menthol cigarettes, a move backed by civil rights groups that say Black Americans are hurt by the industry's a...
Apr 28, 2021
ECB’s Lagarde sees first COVID jab reaching 70% of euro zone by June
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday she expected 70% of the euro zone's population to have received the first dose of a vaccine against COVID-19 b...
Apr 28, 2021
Exclusive: EU antitrust regulators set to clear Aon, Willis deal – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are unlikely to demand more concessions from insurance broker Aon over its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson and are expected to give conditional cl...
Apr 28, 2021
U.S. goods trade deficit hits record high in March
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods jumped to a record high in March, suggesting trade was a drag on economic growth in the first quarter, but that was likely offs...
Apr 28, 2021
“Pioneering” Chile moves to cover pregnant women with COVID-19 vaccines
By Reuters TV SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile has designated pregnant women a COVID-19 vaccination priority and this week began issuing Pfizer doses to those with underlying health issues in their second o...
Apr 28, 2021
Brazil to receive 1 million Pfizer vaccine doses on Thursday, health minister says
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said the country would receive 1 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, as supplies of immunizations dwindle and risk ...
Apr 28, 2021
