Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Yellen proposes wide-ranging corporate tax changes to pay for infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday presented a corporate tax hike plan linked to President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure investments that she said woul...
Apr 07, 2021
Italy reports 627 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 13,708 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 627 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 421 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 13,708 from 7,767 the ...
Apr 07, 2021
German vaccine experts: No risks in vaccine switch after first Astra dose
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's vaccine advisory committee sees no disadvantages or risks from giving younger recipients of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine a second dose of an alternative shot, two of its...
Apr 07, 2021
Russian lawmaker floats idea of Zoom ban after it halts sales to state bodies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A lawmaker from Russia's ruling party floated the idea of banning Zoom on Wednesday after the video conferencing company reportedly told its distributors to stop selling subscriptio...
Apr 07, 2021
UK’s Johnson sees no change to plan to ease restrictions after Astra news
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he did not expect to change the government's plans for relaxing COVID-19 restrictions as health regulators recommended that people aged und...
Apr 07, 2021
Benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh risks: Swedish Medical Products Agency
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish Medical Products Agency said on Wednesday the benefits of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweighed the risks after the EU drug regulator said it had found a possib...
Apr 07, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi warns of potential for conflict over Ethiopian dam
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday warned Ethiopia of the risk of conflict over its giant dam on the Blue Nile after talks involving the two countries and Sudan end...
Apr 07, 2021
Astra vaccine guidance will have negligible impact on rollout: England’s deputy chief medic
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's recommendation against giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to those aged under 30 due to the risk of blood clots will have a negligible impact on the vaccine pr...
Apr 07, 2021
UK vaccine body: We do not know for sure blood clot risks are related to one vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - British health officials said they did not know for sure that blood clot risks were directly associated with only one COVID-19 vaccine. "This is an extremely rare adverse event, we ...
Apr 07, 2021
Uber, Lyft tout U.S. ride-hail driver pay, incentives amid demand uptick
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc said U.S. drivers on their ride-hail platforms were earning significantly more than before the pandemic as trip demand outstrips driver su...
Apr 07, 2021
