Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Athlete vaccinations started, new guidelines to alleviate concerns: IPC spokesman
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Some athletes have already started being vaccinated against COVID-19, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday, ahead of the rel...
Jan 26, 2021
Iran will take steps next month to curb short-notice IAEA inspections: official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Tuesday to block short-notice inspections of its nuclear facilities, demanding Washington reverse economic sanctions before it returns to compliance with a nuclear...
Jan 26, 2021
Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron to retire
(Reuters) - Washington Post said on Tuesday its Executive Editor Marty Baron will retire at the end of February, after eight years with the newspaper. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Edit...
Jan 26, 2021
Wall Street’s retail frenzy deepens as GameStop, Etsy soar
By Susan Mathew and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - Individual investors again piled into several niche stock market plays on Tuesday, prompting hedge fund short-sellers to scramble to cover losing bets ...
Jan 26, 2021
Woman kicked by Russian policeman becomes protest symbol, seeks justice
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian woman who has become a symbol of the heavy-handed way the authorities cracked down on anti-Kremlin protesters at the weekend after being kicked to the floor by a baton-wie...
Jan 26, 2021
UK surpasses 100,000 COVID deaths in grim new milestone
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 100,000 Britons have died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, official data showed on Tuesday, a grim new milestone as the government battles to speed up vaccinati...
Jan 26, 2021
In depths of pandemic, one fashion designer turns hand to being a movie director
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - French fashion designer Julien Fournie first learned to wield a pair of scissors, then to design a dress on an iPad. Now, the global pandemic has forced him to pi...
Jan 26, 2021
Canada will soon unveil more steps to clamp down on foreign travel: PM Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will shortly take more steps to restrict foreign travel as part of its campaign to clamp down on the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday, but...
Jan 26, 2021
U.S. consumer confidence rises slightly; house prices accelerate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose moderately in January while lingering concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic led to a further deterioration in households' perceptions of the labor m...
Jan 26, 2021
At U.N., Washington assures support for two-state solution in Middle East
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's Middle East policy "will be to support a mutually agreed, two-state solution, in which Israel lives in peace and security, alongside a viable Palestinia...
Jan 26, 2021
