Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Standing among U.S. graves, Biden explains Afghanistan decision in personal terms
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As President Joe Biden stood in the rain on Wednesday among the tombstones of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, thoughts of his late son Beau were not far fr...
Apr 14, 2021
Brazil registers 3,459 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 3,459 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and 73,513 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry. The South American country has ...
Apr 14, 2021
Judge in Texas lawsuit against Google issues protective order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The judge hearing the Texas antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google put limits on what the search giant's in-house lawyers can see in an order aimed at ensuring that con...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. lawmakers to ‘review’ UAE arms sale after Biden opts to go ahead
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday he and other lawmakers were concerned about the Bid...
Apr 14, 2021
Ex-leaders, Nobel winners urge U.S. to back COVID vaccine waiver
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 60 former heads of state, including former leaders of Britain and France, and over 100 Nobel Prize winners called on U.S. President Joe Biden to back a waiver of intellect...
Apr 14, 2021
New Zealand mosque shooter’s court hearing postponed due to no-show
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The mass shooter who killed 51 people in New Zealand in 2019 did not appear in court on Thursday after seeking a judicial review of his prison conditions and his status as a "te...
Apr 14, 2021
Televisa Univision venture aims for global Spanish streaming service
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Television Univision, a newly formed Spanish media venture, will launch its planned streaming platform in the United States and Mexico next year before ex...
Apr 14, 2021
Prosecutors say Kristin Smart was killed during rape or attempted rape
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former classmate with the murder of Kristin Smart, a California college freshman who went missing nearly 25 years ago, allegi...
Apr 14, 2021
WTO chief lays out global action to increase vaccine access
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Trade Organization laid out a series of actions on Wednesday for countries and drug makers to increase production of coronavirus vaccines and share them more w...
Apr 14, 2021
Illinois House passes bill mandating Asian-American history in schools
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - The Illinois lower house passed a bill on Wednesday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, setting the stage for possible adoption of milestone legislati...
Apr 14, 2021
