Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As House nears impeaching Trump, Senate Republicans mull starting trial by Friday
By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. House of Representatives neared a vote on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump, Republican leaders in the Senate weighed whe...
Jan 13, 2021
World Bank’s Malpass says rate cuts are being used in some debt restructurings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass said on Wednesday that some of the poor-country debt restructurings being done under a new G20 framework involve reductions of interest rates,...
Jan 13, 2021
Brazil vice president trades barbs with France’s Macron over Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mouro on Wednesday fired back at French President Emmanuel Macron's criticisms that Brazilian soy is linked to Amazon deforestation, saying the E...
Jan 13, 2021
Statue of Liberty is ‘green with anger’: Mexico president slams media curbs
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday stepped up his criticism of restrictions on freedom of expression following moves by leading social media firms to su...
Jan 13, 2021
Pet adoption, spending get a boost from pandemic: Zoetis CEO
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic has given a boost to pet adoptions and prompted people to spend more on pet care, said Kristin Peck, chief executive of Zoetis Inc, the world's larg...
Jan 13, 2021
Airbnb to cancel DC bookings during Inauguration week
(Reuters) - Home-sharing giant Airbnb and HotelTonight, which it bought in 2019, are blocking and cancelling all hotel reservations in the Washington DC Metro area during the week of President-elect J...
Jan 13, 2021
Sudan lifts ban on travel from countries with new coronavirus variant
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has lifted a ban on travellers coming from Britain, the Netherlands and South Africa as of Wednesday until April 11, the country's civil aviation authority said in a stateme...
Jan 13, 2021
Turkey grants emergency authorization to Sinovac’s CoronaVac: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's official Medicines and Medical Devices Agency granted emergency use authorization to China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday. ...
Jan 13, 2021
Iran says research on uranium matal-based fuel has started – Twitter
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has started research on uranium metal-based fuel for its research reactor in Tehran, its envoy to the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Wednesday, in the Islamic Republic's latest br...
Jan 13, 2021
UK reports new daily record of 1,564 COVID deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom on Wednesday reported 1,564 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test from COVID-19, a record daily toll, with the number of cases also rising slightly on the ...
Jan 13, 2021
