Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain pushes G7 for faster vaccine development, sets 100-day target
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will challenge fellow G7 countries to help speed up the development of future vaccines to 100-days on Friday when Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts a virtual meeting of lea...
Feb 18, 2021
Australia to continue talks with Facebook’s Zuckerberg over media code
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he would continue his talks with Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Friday after the social media platform blocked its news fe...
Feb 18, 2021
Let there be jazz: France sets rules for summer festivals amid pandemic uncertainty
PARIS (Reuters) - Summer festivals will be able to go ahead in France this year despite the enduring COVID-19 crisis, but attendance will be capped at 5,000 people and the public must be seated, the c...
Feb 18, 2021
U.S. immigration agents ordered to focus on serious criminals, recent border crossers
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government issued interim guidance on Thursday sharply limiting who can be arrested and deported by immigration agents, a move that com...
Feb 18, 2021
France should end financial support to COVID-19-hit economy gradually -Villeroy
PARIS (Reuters) - The French state should gradually reduce financial support to the economy over the coming year as coronavirus safety measures are lifted, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de...
Feb 18, 2021
Yellen says tax hike would pay for part of Biden infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said a tax hike would be needed to pay for part of a big infrastructure modernization package that President Joe Biden plans to ...
Feb 18, 2021
Indians ace Shane Bieber tests positive for COVID-19
American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber tested positive for COVID-19 but is expected to report to the Cleveland Indians training site soon. Chris Antonetti, the club's president of baseball...
Feb 18, 2021
Amid new strain, stalling vaccinations, Brazil passes 10 million COVID-19 cases
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil surpassed 10 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday, as a new variant discovered in the Amazon threatens to further ravage a country where i...
Feb 18, 2021
Biden to pledge $4 billion to COVAX vaccine program at G7 meeting Friday
By Carl O'Donnell and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) - The Biden administration will pledge $4 billion to a vaccination program for poorer countries at a global economic summit on Friday in hopes that other ...
Feb 18, 2021
Dropbox writes down real estate value in transition to remote working
(Reuters) - Dropbox on Thursday posted a bigger fourth-quarter loss, hit by about $400 million of impairment charges on its real estate assets as the file hosting service transitions to a 'virtual fir...
Feb 18, 2021
