Author Archives: Syndicated Content
MLB fires advisor Alomar after sexual misconduct allegation
By Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) - Major League Baseball said on Friday it had fired special advisor Roberto Alomar after a review into an allegation of sexual misconduct against the Hall of Fame sec...
Apr 30, 2021
U.S. Senate intelligence leaders say mystery illness attacks increasing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Friday incidents similar to suspected "directed" radio frequency attacks on U.S. diplomat...
Apr 30, 2021
Brazil pharma sector calls to reject bill to suspend COVID-19 vaccine patents
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian pharmaceutical sector associations on Friday called for the rejection of a bill that seeks to suspend COVID-19 vaccine patents, saying it could spark international...
Apr 30, 2021
Indirect talks on Iran nuclear deal in ‘unclear place’: U.S. national security adviser
By Jonathan Landay and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran on a return to compliance to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are in "an unclear place,...
Apr 30, 2021
West Virginia city takes big three drug distributors to court over opioids
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The three largest U.S. drug distributors are facing trial on Monday in West Virginia in a lawsuit accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis that has resulted in 500,000...
Apr 30, 2021
France’s COVID-19 figures keep going down
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people hospitalised for COVID-19 in France decreased on Friday for the fourth straight day and the average number of new daily infections fell to the lowest in more tha...
Apr 30, 2021
Exxon CEO says advancing U.S. carbon capture project with rivals, government
By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp is advancing a carbon capture and storage project along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico through talks with rivals and government officials, Chief Execut...
Apr 30, 2021
Pakistan’s Sindh province detects Brazil, South African coronavirus variants
By Umar Farooq and Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (Reuters) - Health officials in the Pakistani province of Sindh said they have detected two coronavirus variants first identified in Bra...
Apr 30, 2021
Exclusive: Biden set to ban most travel to U.S. from India to limit COVID-19 spread
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to impose new travel restrictions on India starting Tuesday in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-U.S. cit...
Apr 30, 2021
U.S. fully vaccinates 101.4 million people for COVID-19: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has fully vaccinated 101,407,318 people for COVID-19 as of Friday morning, accounting for 30.5% of the population, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sai...
Apr 30, 2021
