Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rome funeral workers protest as coffins pile up in cemeteries
ROME (Reuters) - Undertakers protested on Friday against a massive backlog of coffins building up at Rome cemeteries, saying city authorities were failing to cope with a surge of coronavirus deaths. F...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. advisory committee to meet next week to discuss J&J COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - An advisory committee to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will re-convene next week to discuss Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, after the use of the vaccine was pau...
Apr 16, 2021
Lufthansa to continue feeder flight agreement with Condor until March 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa will continue an agreement until March 2022 that allows passengers of smaller rival Condor to use Lufthansa feeder flights as part of their journey to holiday destinati...
Apr 16, 2021
GM, LG Energy Solution to build second U.S. battery plant in Tennessee
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co and South Korean joint-venture partner LG Energy Solution on Friday said they will build a second U.S. battery cell manufacturing plant, revealing ...
Apr 16, 2021
COVID-19 cases in Canada’s most populous province could treble: CBC
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Modeling shows that cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, could treble by the end of May unless harsh restrictions are imposed, the Canadian Broadcasting Co...
Apr 16, 2021
Digital divide hampers Stockholm vaccinations as elderly struggle to book
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Thousands of vaccination slots in Stockholm earmarked for Sweden's oldest and frailest people are being passed on to younger patients, with critics accusing the region of failing...
Apr 16, 2021
In London’s East End, adoration and expletives for the royal family
(Note offensive content in paragraph 22, strong language in penultimate paragraph) By Guy Faulconbridge and Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) - In London's East End, there was both adoration for the mon...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. says Vietnam, Switzerland and Taiwan violate currency thresholds
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday said it will continue enhanced engagement with Vietnam and Switzerland, and initiate similar talks with ...
Apr 16, 2021
Spain’s economy minister rules out tax hikes while recovery still fragile
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino on Friday ruled out any tax increases in the immediate future, saying the priority now was to stimulate the economy and boost job creation aft...
Apr 16, 2021
China’s Xi ready to step up climate change cooperation with France, Germany
BEIJING (Reuters) -China is willing to strengthen cooperation with France and Germany to cope with climate change, President Xi Jinping told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancello...
Apr 16, 2021
