Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Michel says he spoke to Iran’s Rouhani, EU backs nuclear deal
PARIS (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday that he had spoken to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and that the European Union backed full implementation of the 'JCPOA...
Feb 18, 2021
Venezuela’s largest impoverished district marks 400th anniversary with kite festival
CARACAS (Reuters) - In Venezuela's sprawling impoverished Petare neighborhood on the east end of Caracas, dozens of children and residents flew kites to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding...
Feb 18, 2021
Texas storms affecting COVID vaccine distribution: Fauci
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The winter storm and power outages in Texas pose a significant problem for coronavirus vaccine distribution, U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday. ...
Feb 18, 2021
GameStop frenzy sparks fresh investment in stock-trading apps
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - The recent trading frenzy centered on GameStop Corp and other "meme" stocks is sparking a wave of investor interest in start-ups aiming to mimic the succ...
Feb 18, 2021
Reports: Trevor Rosenthal, A’s reach one-year deal
Closer Trevor Rosenthal agreed to a one-year, $11 million contract with the Oakland Athletics, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. The Athletics have yet to announce the deal for Rosenthal, w...
Feb 18, 2021
Biden to order review of U.S. reliance on overseas supply chains for semiconductors, rare earths: CNBC
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will direct his administration to conduct a review of key U.S. supply chains including semiconductors, high-capacity batteries, medical supplies and rare earth met...
Feb 18, 2021
Individual vaccine arrangements undermine fair distribution, WHO head says
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Thursday urged nations producing COVID-19 vaccines not to distribute them unilaterally but to donate them to the global COVAX scheme to ensure fairn...
Feb 18, 2021
U.S. House revives bill to ban goods from China’s Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would ban imports from China's Xinjiang region unless it is certified they are not produced wit...
Feb 18, 2021
Dow Inc seeks buyers for German chemical parks infrastructure: sources
By Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. chemicals maker Dow Inc has put German infrastructure assets up for sale in a potential 800 million euro ($966 million) deal as it seeks cash for investment...
Feb 18, 2021
COVID infections falling worldwide but WHO warns against apathy
LONDON (Reuters) - Reported daily coronavirus infections have been falling across the world for a month and on Tuesday hit their lowest since mid-October, Reuters figures show, but health experts warn...
Feb 18, 2021
