Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate confirms Biden U.N. nominee Thomas-Greenfield
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee, veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nati...
Feb 23, 2021
Twitter removes hundreds of accounts it says are linked to Iran, Russia, Armenia
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twitter said on Tuesday it had taken down 373 accounts which it said had ties to Russia, Armenia and Iran and had breached its platform manipulation policies. The ...
Feb 23, 2021
Johnson & Johnson ready to ship nearly 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson expects to be able to ship nearly 4 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine upon authorization in the U.S., an executive said at a hearing in the U.S. House of Rep...
Feb 23, 2021
Speed skating: Christie devastated as pandemic forces Britain out of worlds
LONDON (Reuters) - Triple gold medallist Elise Christie said she was devastated after Britain announced on Tuesday it had withdrawn from next month's short track speed skating world championships in t...
Feb 23, 2021
White Sox SS Tim Anderson backs Tony La Russa
Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is ready to play for manager Tony La Russa. The flamboyant and energetic Anderson said when La Russa was hired that he was concerned he'd need to tone down the...
Feb 23, 2021
LeBron James: Give preservation ‘narrative’ a rest
LeBron James hushed self-preservation narratives Monday night following the Lakers' latest overtime loss in which the Los Angeles All-Star played more than 40 minutes for the fourth time in February. ...
Feb 23, 2021
Venezuela non-profit groups denounced harassment by Maduro government
CARACAS (Reuters) - Carlos Julio Rojas, 36, says he has been detained four times in the last five years for demanding that the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro improve basic services ...
Feb 23, 2021
AstraZeneca expects U.S. COVID-19 vaccine authorization in April
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc expects its COVID-19 vaccine could receive U.S. Emergency Use Authorization at the beginning of April and could immediately deliver 30 million doses of the shot there, a to...
Feb 23, 2021
Italy reports 356 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 13,314 new cases: health ministry
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 356 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 274 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 13,314 from 9,630 the da...
Feb 23, 2021
EU targets online platforms after Wall Street short squeeze
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Online platforms like Robinhood in the United States that offer commission-free share trading to retail investors would be illegal in the European Union, officials from...
Feb 23, 2021
