Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twitter restricts account of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine: website
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Social media platform Twitter restricted access to the official account promoting the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the website showed on Thursday. "Caution: This account is t...
Jan 14, 2021
France extends vaccinations to people with high-risk illnesses from Jan. 18
PARIS (Reuters) - France will from Jan. 18 extend COVID-19 vaccinationS to people with high-risk illnesses, regardless of age, but with a doctor's prescciption, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on T...
Jan 14, 2021
Exclusive: Trump administration adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese military blacklist
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday added nine Chinese firms to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, including planemaker Comac and mobile phone mak...
Jan 14, 2021
UK records 48,682 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 48,682 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a slight increase on the previous day, Public Health England said on Twitter. Daily data on COVID-19 deaths was delayed, t...
Jan 14, 2021
Ohio AG files to block FirstEnergy $102 million payout
(Reuters) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said on Thursday he filed https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/2021-01-13-YOST-PI-Motion-for-FirstEnergy-Decoupli.aspx an i...
Jan 14, 2021
Trump administration unveils rules to protect telecoms supply chain; labels China an adversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday labeled China, Iran, Russia, Cuba and North Korea as foreign adversaries as part of a new set of rules aimed at protecting the U.S. telecoms...
Jan 14, 2021
France to do at least one million COVID-19 tests per month in schools: PM
PARIS (Reuters) - France will carry out at least one million COVID-19 tests per month in schools as part of a strategy to keep them open during the pandemic, Prime Minister Castex said on Thursday, He...
Jan 14, 2021
U.S. commission says China possibly committed ‘genocide’ against Xinjiang Muslims
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has possibly committed "genocide" in its treatment of Uighurs and other minority Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang, a bipartisan commission of ...
Jan 14, 2021
Spain’s COVID-19 incidence climbs above 500 cases per 100,000 people
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's coronavirus incidence as measured over the past 14 days has risen to 523 cases per 100,000 people, health ministry data showed on Thursday, just shy of the record high of 52...
Jan 14, 2021
France moves up start of coronavirus curfew to 6 p.m. from 8 p.m
PARIS (Reuters) - France will move up the start of its daily nationwide curfew to 6 p.m. from 8 p.m. from Saturday for at least 15 days to better combat the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister J...
Jan 14, 2021
