Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden says 65% of people 65 or older have received at least one COVID vaccine shot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday said 65% of Americans who are 65 years and older have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Biden also said his administration will mee...
Mar 18, 2021
U.S. safety agency reviewing 23 Tesla crashes; three from recent weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. auto safety agency disclosed on Thursday it has opened 25 investigations into crashes of Tesla vehicles, including three crashes in recent weeks, and 23 remain active. ...
Mar 18, 2021
President Biden weighing new sanctions to block Russian gas pipeline: BBG
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is weighing additional sanctions to block construction of the nearly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, potentially including the...
Mar 18, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Burns to be CIA director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed veteran diplomat William Burns on Thursday to become President Joe Biden's Central Intelligence Agency director. The Senate voted by unanimous consent, wi...
Mar 18, 2021
Alpine skiing: Shiffrin may tweak schedule ahead of Olympics
(Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin said she may have to adjust her schedule to stay fit for next year's winter Olympics in Beijing after missing the start of this season due to a back injury. American Shiff...
Mar 18, 2021
Germany to resume vaccination with AstraZeneca on Friday: health minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will resume the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine as of Friday, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Thursday. Germany was one of several countries that suspended the u...
Mar 18, 2021
Dutch to resume AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations next week – minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch health minister on Thursday said the Netherlands would resume using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine next week now that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the sho...
Mar 18, 2021
Exiled Syrian who helped light fuse of uprising mourns the terrible cost
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - When Syrian teenager Basheer Abazed was arrested a decade ago for scrawling anti-government graffiti on his school wall, he never imagined an uprising would fl...
Mar 18, 2021
Scottish leader Sturgeon found to have misled parliament, Sky reports
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon misled a parliamentary committee investigating her administration's handling of sexual misconduct allegations against her predecessor, the ...
Mar 18, 2021
Factbox: Countries resuming AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after investigation into blood clots
(Reuters) - The European medicines regulator said on Thursday the benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the risks after an investigation into blood clots, prompting several countries to ...
Mar 18, 2021
