Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ford to idle Kentucky plant due to semiconductor shortage
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Friday said it would idle one of its Kentucky plants next week due to a shortage of semiconductors. The Louisville Assembly Plant, where Ford builds the Ford Escap...
Jan 08, 2021
Former LA Dodgers manager Lasorda dies aged 93
(Reuters) - Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, one of baseball's most engaging personalities and an ambassador for the sport, has died at the age of 93, the Major League Baseball team s...
Jan 08, 2021
Laptop stolen from Pelosi’s office during storming of U.S. Capitol, says aide
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - A laptop was stolen from the office of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, one of her aide's said on ...
Jan 08, 2021
WHO has received 13 valid proposals for vaccine emergency listings since October
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has received 13 "valid proposals" for possible emergency listing of COVID-19 vaccines since October, and some are at an advanced stage, assistant direc...
Jan 08, 2021
GM changes brand logo to highlight EV future
(Reuters) - General Motors on Friday unveiled a new corporate logo, its first major logo change since 1964, as part of a new campaign to accelerate the automaker's focus on electric vehicles (EVs). Th...
Jan 08, 2021
Airbus keeps top spot despite 34% drop in 2020 jet deliveries
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus delivered 566 aircraft in 2020, maintaining its crown as the world's largest planemaker for a second year as U.S. rival Boeing remained mired for most of that period in the gr...
Jan 08, 2021
S.Africa testing vaccines on variant, hopes for results within 2 weeks
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African scientists are testing whether vaccines will be less effective against a COVID-19 variant first detected locally and hope for initial result...
Jan 08, 2021
Canada’s Trudeau says Trump, other politicians incited Capitol Hill violence
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said that U.S. President Donald Trump and other politicians incited the violent attack on Capitol Hill earlier this week. "What we w...
Jan 08, 2021
Spain’s COVID-19 tally rises by 25,456 in biggest jump since October
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain added 25,456 coronavirus cases to its tally on Friday in the biggest one-day jump since October, health ministry data showed, as the infection rate continued to accelerate in ...
Jan 08, 2021
Canada’s Ontario says ‘more extreme measures’ on the table as COVID-19 cases rise
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario is considering "more extreme measures" on top of the widespread lockdowns in place, the premier said on Friday, after the Canadian province reported a se...
Jan 08, 2021
