Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ford nears decision to license VW tech for second European EV: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is nearing a decision to license Volkswagen AG's electric-vehicle technology for a second model to be sold in Europe, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people famil...
Apr 29, 2021
Congo starts re-deployment of expiring COVID-19 vaccines to other African countries
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun re-deploying hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccines to other African nations which it says it won't be able to administer before the...
Apr 29, 2021
Hundreds die in surge of violence in Afghanistan
By Hamid Shalizi and Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) - More than 100 Afghan security force personnel have been killed over the last two weeks amid a surge of Taliban attacks following Washington's announ...
Apr 29, 2021
Some 11.6 million Americans watched Biden speech to Congress, early data shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's address to Congress on Wednesday night attracted an estimated 11.6 million viewers on the four main U.S. broadcast television networks, according to preli...
Apr 29, 2021
White House evaluating reported energy attack in Washington last year
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House is aware of a media report on Thursday about a potential energy attack near the compound last year but could not provide or confirm any details, a Whit...
Apr 29, 2021
Number of COVID-19 patients in French hospitals falls third day in a row
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of COVID-19 patients in French hospitals fell for the third consecutive day, with the overall number down by 424 to 29,487 and the number of patients in intensive care war...
Apr 29, 2021
Danish official calls AstraZeneca ‘ethical’ option for some nations
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Denmark's top health official said on Thursday "the only ethical, correct decision" for some countries facing COVID-19 crises is to continue giving AstraZeneca's vacc...
Apr 29, 2021
Argentina freezes price of medicinal oxygen amid COVID-19 spike
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina has frozen the price of medicinal oxygen for 90 days and directed liquid oxygen producers in the country to give priority to the health system due to a spike in COVI...
Apr 29, 2021
China’s digital yuan will not topple the dollar, SEC official says
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - China's planned digital yuan will not dethrone the dollar, a top Securities and Exchange Commission official said on Thursday, citing the growth of so-called stablecoi...
Apr 29, 2021
Two deputies, 3 others shot dead in stand-off at North Carolina home
(Reuters) - Two sheriff's deputies and at least three other people were shot dead at a home in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, authorities said on Thursday. The deputies were shot on Wednesday ...
Apr 29, 2021
