Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden, meeting with lawmakers, says willing to compromise on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he was willing to compromise on his $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal on Monday before meeting with a group of bipartisan lawmakers at the Whit...
Apr 19, 2021
Blinken to call on U.S. diplomats to challenge countries lagging on climate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will on Monday call on American diplomats around the world to challenge nations whose actions set back efforts to address climate change, ...
Apr 19, 2021
India to waive import duty on COVID-19 vaccines, says government source
By Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will waive its 10% customs duty on imported COVID-19 vaccines, a senior government official told Reuters on Monday, as it tries to boost supplies to counter ...
Apr 19, 2021
Senator Manchin throws support behind U.S. labor reform bill
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Monday he supports a sweeping labor reform bill, giving the legislation some momentum after it passed in the House last month...
Apr 19, 2021
Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus death toll rises to 212,466
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 1,308 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 127 more fatalities, bringing its total to 2,306,910 infections and 212,466...
Apr 19, 2021
Facebook to launch new audio products
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is planning to launch in the coming months several audio products including podcast discovery, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday in an interview with Plat...
Apr 19, 2021
Germany’s Laschet urges his CDU party board to back him as chancellor candidate – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - The chairman of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU), Armin Laschet, urged senior party members on Monday to end a week-long stand-off and back him as chancellor candidate of the con...
Apr 19, 2021
Pandemic drives traditional burning of Swiss snowman into Alps
ANDERMATT, Switzerland (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic saw a traditional Swiss annual rite of spring, the burning of the Boeoegg snowman, moved to the remote Devil's Bridge in central Switzerland...
Apr 19, 2021
BMW preliminary Q1 profit before tax surges 370%
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW said on Monday that earnings before tax in the first quarter rose a preliminary 370%. The carmaker, citing strong sales growth in all regions and especially China, said group...
Apr 19, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court sympathetic to Native Alaskans in COVID-19 aid dispute
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday signaled sympathy toward allowing federal COVID-19 relief funds to go to specially created corporations for Native Alask...
Apr 19, 2021
