Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Former U.S. House sergeant-at-arms denies ‘optics’ dictated security at Capitol Jan. 6
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. House sergeant-at-arms Paul Irving Tuesday denied authorities had rejected having National Guard troops working at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 alongside Capitol Polic...
Feb 23, 2021
U.N. must do more to ensure equal vaccine access, Mexico says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday urged the United Nations to do more to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, particularly among poorer countrie...
Feb 23, 2021
‘No fourth lockdown’: Ireland to set out cautious reopening plan
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will set out a broad and gradual plan to reopen its economy on Tuesday to ensure there is no fourth lockdown, a minister said, as the more infectious UK CO...
Feb 23, 2021
Top Amazon India executive questioned by police over video series
By Saurabh Sharma and Shilpa Jamkhandikar LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Indian police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh questioned a top Amazon executive for nearly four hours on Tuesday over allega...
Feb 23, 2021
Italy OKs Dorsey’s Square Inc, China’s Tencent to invest in startup Satispay: source
ROME (Reuters) - Italy has given Square Inc, the mobile payments firm of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, and China's Tencent a conditional green light to invest in Italian start-up Satispay, a source ...
Feb 23, 2021
Czech free-diver breaks ice-swim world record
LAHOST, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech free-diver David Vencl swam nearly 81 metres (265.75 ft) beneath the ice on Tuesday, breaking the world record after braving the freezing water wearing only a ...
Feb 23, 2021
EU calls on China to allow ‘meaningful access’ to Xinjiang
GENEVA (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called on China on Tuesday to allow U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet to visit and investigate alleged mistreatment of Musli...
Feb 23, 2021
Just Energy says Texas customers protected from storm-related price surge
(Reuters) - Just Energy Group Inc said on Tuesday its storm-battered residential customers in Texas will be protected from higher energy rates for February, a day after the Canadian company raised dou...
Feb 23, 2021
Guinea starts Ebola vaccine campaign as cases emerge
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea started an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, as authorities race to contain the first resurgence of the virus there since the ...
Feb 23, 2021
South Africa says J&J, Pfizer, Moderna vaccines considered for ‘immediate use’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's health minister said on Tuesday that government advisers had grouped COVID-19 vaccines into three groups and those considered for "immediate use" were the Johns...
Feb 23, 2021
