Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia says 6.8 million people have had both COVID-19 vaccine shots
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has administered both shots of a COVID-19 vaccine to 6.8 million people, while 11.1 million have received the first shot, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Frida...
Apr 23, 2021
J&J COVID-19 vaccine ‘pause’ reviewed, U.S. officials hope to resume shots
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet again on Friday to consider whether to it is safe to resume injections of Johnson & Johnson's COVI...
Apr 23, 2021
Japan to tackle red tape to boost renewable energy
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to cut approval times for wind projects, open up abandoned farmland, boost grid capacity and other measures to slash red tape that has for decades impede...
Apr 23, 2021
Olympics-Barcelona to host artistic swimming qualifier moved from Tokyo
(Reuters) - Barcelona will host an Olympic artistic swimming qualifier in June after it was unable to be held in Tokyo, world body FINA said on Friday. The June 10-13 tournament will be the final qual...
Apr 23, 2021
Poland’s PKO BP EGM votes for Swiss-franc settlement fund
WARSAW (Reuters) - PKO BP will set up a 6.7 billion zloty ($1.77 billion) fund for foreign exchange loan settlements after shareholders of Poland's biggest bank backed the plan on Friday as a possible...
Apr 23, 2021
A cheerleader’s Snapchat profanity gets U.S. Supreme Court’s attention
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Two days after Mahanoy Area High School in Pennsylvania held its cheerleading tryouts, ninth-grader Brandi Levy was still fuming about being passed over for a spot on the v...
Apr 23, 2021
After blazing U.S. stock rally, some warn of tougher market ahead
By Lewis Krauskopf and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some of Wall Street's biggest names are predicting a pause in a rally that has taken the S&P 500 to fresh records this year, leaving inves...
Apr 23, 2021
Thousands mourn Chad’s Deby, rebels say their command hit by air strike
By Madjiasra Nako N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in the main square in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Friday for the funeral of President Idriss Deby, whose death while leading his tr...
Apr 23, 2021
Tigers fall in series finale to Pirates, host Kansas City tonight
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Tigers were doubled up by the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 4-2 loss yesterday. JaCoby Jones hit his first homer of the season, a solo shot in the fifth inning. ...
Apr 23, 2021
Biden plans ‘real money’ for jobs training, unions, economic adviser says
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - President Joe Biden wants to put "real money" toward helping laid-off workers get new jobs in growth industries like green energy and healthcare as part of his $2.3 tril...
Apr 23, 2021
