Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Most care home residents in Ontario unvaccinated as COVID-19 outbreaks rage
By Allison Martell and Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario has vaccinated only a small proportion of long-term care and retirement home residents, the group most vulnerable to COVID-19, while ...
Jan 13, 2021
Screen Actors Guild awards date shifted to April after Grammys conflict
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild Awards honoring film and TV performances has been rescheduled to April 4, organizers said on Wednesday, a move that avoids competition with musi...
Jan 13, 2021
Bumpy road ahead for global COVID-19 vaccine rollout, experts say
By Kate Kelland and Michele Gershberg LONDON (Reuters) - Governments worldwide face a tremendous challenge in building up the logistics needed for mass vaccination against COVID-19 and providing clear...
Jan 13, 2021
Venezuela registers Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine: vaccine developers
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Venezuela's health ministry has registered Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19 under an emergency use authorisation procedure, vaccine developers said on Wednesday. ...
Jan 13, 2021
As coronavirus stalks Brazil’s Amazon, many die untreated at home
By Bruno Kelly and Gabriel Araujo MANAUS (Reuters) - Shirlene Morais Costa died at her home in the northern Brazilian city of Manaus on Monday, likely the latest victim of a devastating new wave of CO...
Jan 13, 2021
Scottish fishermen threaten to dump rotten shellfish outside British parliament
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish fishermen have threatened to dump rotten shellfish outside the British parliament after their deliveries to the European Union were blocked by post-Brexit re...
Jan 13, 2021
Google working to fix Android contact tracing app issues
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it was investigating issues with Android apps developed using the company's Exposure Notifications System that helps in contact tracing. The issue a...
Jan 13, 2021
U.S. senators call for release of journalists in Ethiopia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three leading Democratic U.S. senators have written to Ethiopia's prime minister to express concern about the erosion of press freedoms in the country and to call for the releas...
Jan 13, 2021
Visa temporarily suspends all political donations
(Reuters) - Visa Inc said on Tuesday its political action committee had temporarily suspended all donations last week as it reviews its candidate contribution guidelines. A host of businesses have sai...
Jan 13, 2021
U.S. to ban imports of all cotton, tomato products from China’s Xinjiang region
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is imposing a region-wide ban on all cotton and tomato products from China's western Xinjiang region over allegations that they are made with forced labor from...
Jan 13, 2021
