Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cafes open in Denmark as COVID-19 restrictions loosen
By Tim Barsoe COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danes returned to cafes, restaurants, bars and museums on Wednesday for the first time in months as COVID-19 restrictions were eased thanks to a drop in infection ...
Apr 21, 2021
More than 250 Russians in London demand Navalny’s freedom
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 250 people demanded Russian President Vladimir Putin free jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, chanting "Freedom to Navalny" outside the Russian embassy in London on Wedn...
Apr 21, 2021
White House backs tech bill boosting U.S. supply chains – spokeswoman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday threw its support behind a legislative effort to address Chinese competition, saying U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed the bipartisan bill aimed at ...
Apr 21, 2021
U.S. working to add $300 million in civilian aid to Afghanistan: Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is working with Congress to provide an additional $300 million in civilian assistance to Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on We...
Apr 21, 2021
Facebook to bring changes in advertising, privacy following Apple’s upcoming iOS update
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that following Apple Inc's release of iOS 14.5, it would implement new advertiser protocols where there will be changes to the way businesses and advertising...
Apr 21, 2021
Ohio authorities probe fatal police shooting of Black teenage girl
By Gaelen Morse COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - State investigators in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday were probing the fatal police shooting of a Black teenage girl in a confrontation caught on body-camera f...
Apr 21, 2021
Brazil cases dropping but relaxing health measures could reverse gains – PAHO
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Brazil is seeing a drop in COVID-19 cases including in the hard-hit Amazon region but the relaxation of measures by some municipal governments could bring reversa...
Apr 21, 2021
Biden will use speech to Congress next week to call for police reform -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden believes "the bar is too high" for convicting police officers and will use his speech to a joint session of Congress next week to push for police reform...
Apr 21, 2021
World is still waiting for U.S. climate target on eve of Biden summit
By Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is still putting the finishing touches on its plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, ahead of a summit this week ...
Apr 21, 2021
EU snubs extra 300 million J&J, Astra shots in bet on Pfizer-source
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union won't take up an extra 300 million doses of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that it has secured as options under exis...
Apr 21, 2021
