Author Archives: Syndicated Content
You think money grows on trees? Estonian firm seeks finance from forests
By Tarmo Virki TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonian company Single.Earth has raised millions of dollars to buy forests and wetlands, it said on Friday, aiming to tap into a rapidly growing carbon-offset marke...
Jan 15, 2021
Turkey’s vaccine blitz tops 500,000 on second day of rollout
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has so far vaccinated more than 500,000 people in the first two days of its nationwide rollout of COVID-19 shots developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd, health ministry dat...
Jan 15, 2021
Broncos home Saturday in MAC hoops action
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – After losing to Buffalo 85-69 at home on Tuesday night, the 2-8 Western Michigan Broncos will play host to Miami of Ohio Saturday afternoon in men’s basketball...
Jan 15, 2021
EU nations say COVID vaccine rollout is slow with uncertain timetables: sources
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Many European Union nations say they are receiving lower-than-expected supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and complain in internal meetings of uncertainty over f...
Jan 15, 2021
Norway ex-minister’s partner found guilty of making threats against democracy
OSLO (Reuters) - The partner of Norway's former justice minister has been found guilty of making threats against democracy by setting fire to her car and vandalising the family's home, an Oslo court s...
Jan 15, 2021
Analysis: Biden’s federal boost to vaccine rollout is critical to speeding inoculations
By Carl O'Donnell and Rebecca Spalding (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden's plan to boost the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, including by spending $20 billion to create mass vaccination centers, should ...
Jan 15, 2021
On guns, abortion and voting rights, Trump leaves lasting mark on U.S. judiciary
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When a U.S. appeals court declared that Florida could make it harder for convicted felons to vote - a ruling decried by civil rights activists - the impact of...
Jan 15, 2021
Investors push for social media controls ahead of U.S. inauguration
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Pension fund managers and religious investors on Friday asked top social media companies to step up their content control efforts to reduce the threat of violence ahe...
Jan 15, 2021
Some big U.S. pharmacies will not check ID before administering COVID-19 vaccines
By Richa Naidu, Tina Bellon and Aishwarya Venugopal CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many U.S. pharmacies, including those inside Kroger Co supermarkets and the drugstore chain of CVS Health Corp, say the...
Jan 15, 2021
German court halts criminal proceedings against former VW CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court in Braunschweig, Germany, said on Friday it had halted criminal proceedings against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn for alleged market manipulation as part of...
Jan 15, 2021
