Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. administers 41.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 41,210,937 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Sunday morning and distributed 59,307,800 doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunda...
Feb 07, 2021
France reports fresh fall in number of new COVID-19 cases
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported a fall in new COVID-19 infections on Sunday for the fourth successive day. Health ministry data showed there had been 19,175 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in the ...
Feb 07, 2021
South Africa suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine after trial showing limited protection
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in its immunisation programme while scientists advise on the best way to proceed, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on...
Feb 07, 2021
Former Republican official George Shultz dies at 100 years old – Hoover Institute
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Shultz, the U.S. secretary of state who survived bitter infighting in President Ronald Reagan's administration to help forge a new era in American-Soviet r...
Feb 07, 2021
Chicago teachers union agrees to tentative deal on COVID-19 safety to reopen schools, mayor says
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Sunday that Chicago schools and its teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a COVID-19 safety plan, a major mil...
Feb 07, 2021
U.S. Senate to pause Trump impeachment trial at end of week for Sabbath
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will pause former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial from Friday evening to Saturday evening this week to honor a request by a Trump attorn...
Feb 07, 2021
Box Office: Denzel Washington’s ‘The Little Things’ Repeats No. 1 With $2 Million
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Denzel Washington's crime thriller "The Little Things" led domestic box office charts again, pulling in $2.1 million in its second weekend of release. Over...
Feb 07, 2021
Argentina´s Fernandez eyes ´flexible´ IMF deal, possible farm tax hikes
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernndez believes the International Monetary Fund should grant the country more "flexible" terms and warned that increasing inflation could lead hi...
Feb 07, 2021
ATP roundup: Russia claims ATP Cup after dominant week
Russians Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev capped a dominating week with straight sets victories against Italy to win the ATP Cup in Melbourne on Sunday. Medvedev clinched the title with a 6-4, 6-2 vi...
Feb 07, 2021
Rolls-Royce plans two-week shutdown of civil aerospace business
(Reuters) - Britain's Rolls-Royce said on Sunday it is proposing a two week operational shutdown of its civil aerospace unit over the summer as it manages costs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pande...
Feb 07, 2021
