Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hospitals ‘beyond strain’ as Ireland turns corner in COVID-19 fight
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is beginning to turn the corner in tackling its most damaging wave of COVID-19, but a surge in cases has left hospitals "beyond strain", senior health offi...
Jan 11, 2021
NBA-League postpones two more games citing health and safety protocols
(Reuters) - Two more National Basketball Association (NBA) games have been postponed, the second and third delays announced in less than 24 hours, presenting an early challenge for the league as it lo...
Jan 11, 2021
Cuomo outlines plans to fix New York finances weakened by COVID-19
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday promised a kaleidoscopic mix of "New York tough" plans to jumpstart the state's finances amid COVID-19, create jobs, and ensure...
Jan 11, 2021
‘We’re going to run out’: New York urges U.S. to increase vaccine supply
By Maria Caspani and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York officials said on Monday that they feared efforts to accelerate the vaccination of people against the novel coronavirus will be hamper...
Jan 11, 2021
GM working with ‘all the best startups’ on next-gen EV battery tech -exec
By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co, as part of a $27 billion initiative to match or surpass Tesla Inc in the electric vehicle sector, is working with "all the best startups" on next...
Jan 11, 2021
BioNTech to offer vaccine to its own workers
BERLIN (Reuters) - BioNTech will offer its coronavirus vaccine to all its employees, it said on Monday, sidestepping Germany's official inoculation programme in what it said was a bid to protect its s...
Jan 11, 2021
Afghan president expresses grief over civilian deaths in airstrike
By Orooj Hakimi KABUL/HERAT (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday expressed grief over the deaths of civilians in an airstrike by the country's military, a move that came a day after gov...
Jan 11, 2021
Washington Monument closed due to threats to disrupt Biden inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Park Service said on Monday it has closed the Washington Monument through Jan. 24 due to continuing threats, from groups involved in last week's pro-Trump riot...
Jan 11, 2021
Ford to close Brazil manufacturing operations, take $4.1 billion in charges
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will close its three plants in Brazil this year and take pre-tax charges of about $4.1 billion as the COVID-19 pandemic amplified the company's unde...
Jan 11, 2021
Google pauses federal campaign contributions after U.S. Capitol siege
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will pause all campaign donations from its political action committee, a spokesman said, in the wake of the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol and e...
Jan 11, 2021
