Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Do we need to sanction each other? German minister asks after Blinken call
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister questioned whether transatlantic sanctions are appropriate even if Washington and Berlin have policy differences following a constructive...
Jan 27, 2021
Drugs, vaccines less effective vs new virus variants; antibody cocktail may protect patients’ contacts
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Jan 27, 2021
Baidu gets California nod for testing driverless vehicles
(Reuters) - Baidu Inc has received a permit from the state of California to test driverless vehicles without a backup driver in the front seat, the state's Department of Motor Vehicles said on Wednesd...
Jan 27, 2021
Reports: Eagles hiring Florida’s Brian Johnson as QBs coach
The Philadelphia Eagles are hiring Florida offensive coordinator Brian Johnson as quarterbacks coach, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. Joining the staff of new head coach Nick Sirianni, Johnson wi...
Jan 27, 2021
Central bank digital cash could come to 20% of the world in three years: BIS
By Marc Jones and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks representing one-fifth of the world's population are likely to issue their own digital currencies in the next three years, a survey by cen...
Jan 27, 2021
Fed’s Powell says he has received one dose of coronavirus vaccine
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he has been vaccinated once against the coronavirus. Powell, 67, has received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, he told rep...
Jan 27, 2021
Canada PM Trudeau says EU’s transparency measures will not affect vaccine deliveries
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he spoke with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier on Wednesday, and she assured him that the bloc's measures to tr...
Jan 27, 2021
Exclusive: Family of Black man killed by Cincinnati store owner seeks federal civil rights probe
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The family of an unarmed Black man who was shot dead by a white store owner in Cincinnati asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to open a civil rights investigati...
Jan 27, 2021
PAHO expects COVAX facility vaccines to be deployed in Latin America as of March
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) expects the deployment of COVID-19 vaccine made available for poorer countries through the U.N.-led COVAX facility to start in March, w...
Jan 27, 2021
Morocco to start vaccinations on Thursday, palace says
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco will start its vaccination campaign against the coronavirus on Thursday, the royal palace said in a statement after receiving doses from AstraZeneca and Sinopharm. The palace...
Jan 27, 2021
