Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer: How Biden could use his whole government to take on climate change
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Incoming U.S. President Joe Biden has promised an "all-of-government" approach to fight climate change that would require federal agencies from the Defense ...
Jan 19, 2021
Average U.S. air fares fall to lowest price after COVID-19 pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Average U.S. airfare prices in the three months ending in September fell to the lowest inflation-adjusted price since the government began tracking the issue in 1995, the Transp...
Jan 19, 2021
In parting shot, Trump administration declares China’s repression of Uighurs ‘genocide’
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has determined that China has committed "genocide and crimes against humanity" in its repression of Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang regi...
Jan 19, 2021
Bells and candlelight to honor 400,000 COVID dead on eve of U.S. presidential handover
By Susan Heavey and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hours before they are set to take the helm of a country in crisis, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris pla...
Jan 19, 2021
London 2012 chief Mills feels Tokyo Games unlikely to go ahead
LONDON (Reuters) - The former deputy chairman of the 2012 London Olympic organising committee said on Tuesday he would be planning for a cancellation if in charge of the Tokyo Games. Keith Mills told ...
Jan 19, 2021
Iran blacklists Trump, U.S. officials as his term nears end
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran blacklisted U.S. President Donald Trump and several current and former senior U.S. officials on Tuesday over what it called "terrorist and anti-human rights" acts, a move widely...
Jan 19, 2021
Brazil battles Chinese red tape to get key vaccine ingredients, sources say
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is battling bureaucracy in China to free up exports of active ingredients for vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Sinovac Biotech, ...
Jan 19, 2021
WHO health regulations need tweaks but not major change – panel
GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Health Regulations remain a cornerstone of public health security and need improving in some areas, but not major changes, the chair of a World Health Organization...
Jan 19, 2021
U.S. judge rejects ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli’s bid for compassionate release from prison
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli's request to be freed from prison, rejecting his claim that his deteriorating mental he...
Jan 19, 2021
Britain to give COVID-19 shots to key vaccine supply workers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday said it would give COVID-19 shots to up to 2,000 people working in vaccine supply chains, after AstraZeneca requested protection for its workers trying to deliver...
Jan 19, 2021
