Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil ready to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in Jan, health minister says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil is ready to the country's begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19 this month, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Wednesday, adding the country has ass...
Jan 06, 2021
Explainer: Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on Jan. 20?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday has prompted calls by some Congressional Democrats to remove him from office before Presi...
Jan 06, 2021
China reports 63 new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 32 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 63 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 6, the country's national health authority said on Thursday, nearly doubling from a day earlier amid a spike in new local inf...
Jan 06, 2021
North Korea’s Kim vows to boost military capabilities at rare party congress
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would expand military capabilities to better defend the country, state media reported on Thursday, during a rare party congress as the country...
Jan 06, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine rollout in England extended to doctors’ practices
LONDON (Reuters) - Some doctors' practices in England will be able to offer the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University from Thursday, the National Health Service (NHS) said, t...
Jan 06, 2021
Canada to vaccinate federal inmates against COVID-19 starting Friday
By Anna Mehler Paperny and David Ljunggren TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will start inoculating its federal prison inmates against COVID-19 starting Friday, protecting a vulnerable population that...
Jan 06, 2021
Bank lending to plastics industry faces scrutiny as pollution concerns mount
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - Banks have provided $1.7 trillion of finance to 40 companies in the plastics supply chain without imposing any requirements to tackle plastic pollution pouring into...
Jan 06, 2021
Woman shot at U.S. Capitol has died: Washington, D.C., police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman has died after being shot on Wednesday during the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, a spokeswoman for the Washington police departmen...
Jan 06, 2021
‘Banana republic crap:’ Some Republicans turn on Trump over Capitol violence
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A handful of U.S. congressional Republicans turned on President Donald Trump on Wednesday after a crowd of supporters stormed the Capitol building in a bid to he...
Jan 06, 2021
Scaling roofs and mountains, Philippine students battle to take online classes
By Eloisa Lopez MANILA (Reuters) - Since the pandemic forced him into remote learning, 10-year-old Jhay Ar Calma has often had to climb on to the corrugated iron roof of his home in a poor neighbourho...
Jan 06, 2021
