Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Few inauguration week protest permits granted in Washington amid security crackdown
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only a few protests have been permitted for next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., as officials implement unprecedented secur...
Jan 14, 2021
Arrested Capitol rioters had guns and bombs, everyday careers and Olympic medals
By Brad Heath and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United by political grievances, they came in costumes, snapping selfies, calling themselves patriots. Some came armed for battle and planning fo...
Jan 14, 2021
Brazil registers 67,758 new coronavirus cases and 1,131 new COVID-19 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 67,758 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 1,131 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The South A...
Jan 14, 2021
Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to fly first space passengers by April: CNBC
(Reuters) - Billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin aims to carry the first passengers on its New Shepard space vehicle as early as April, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing people famil...
Jan 14, 2021
Analysis: Wall Street cheers on Biden stimulus plan but worries about the cost
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - A proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief stimulus package from President-elect Joe Biden may prove a double-edged sword for investors, sustaining optimism for ...
Jan 14, 2021
U.S. big-city mayors ask Biden for direct shipments of COVID-19 vaccine
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of big-city mayors has asked the incoming Biden administration to bypass state governments and send vaccine shipments directly to them, as U.S. coronaviru...
Jan 14, 2021
UK regulator refuses to approve mass COVID-19 testing at England schools: The Guardian
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to regularly test school children for the coronavirus is in disarray after the health regulator told the government it was not authorising the d...
Jan 14, 2021
Brazil’s Amazonas state running out of oxygen as COVID-19 surges
By Bruno Kelly MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - The Brazilian state of Amazonas is running out of oxygen in the midst of a renewed surge in COVID-19 deaths, its government said on Thursday, as news reports ...
Jan 14, 2021
Chipotle, Just Eat Takeaway CEOs bullish on return to normal
By Hilary Russ and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - Fast-casual U.S. chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc and Dutch delivery company Just Eat Takeaway.com predicted a return to more normal levels of dining out b...
Jan 14, 2021
Trump extends protection measures for U.S. washer makers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation to extend measures meant to safeguard U.S. producers of large residential washers from import competition. The proclamat...
Jan 14, 2021
