Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sudan quietly signs Abraham Accords weeks after Israel deal
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Wednesday quietly signed on to the Abraham Accords, U.S.-brokered agreements which have ushered in public rapprochements between Israel and several Arab states. While Sud...
Jan 06, 2021
Smithfield Foods prepares for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to U.S. employees
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it has medical capabilities at U.S. facilities and is actively preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution t...
Jan 06, 2021
Ex-New England mob boss appeals conviction for 1993 murder
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday weighed whether to overturn the conviction of an octogenarian former New England mob boss sentenced to life for the 1993 murder ...
Jan 06, 2021
Canadian care home residents challenge delay of second COVID-19 vaccine shot
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Residents of a Canadian long-term care home who received some of the first COVID-19 vaccine shots administered in the country have threatened to seek a court in...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. Senate leader McConnell attacks attempts to challenge Biden win
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday delivered a scathing attack on fellow Republicans who were challenging Joe Biden's Electoral College victory, saying it ...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. healthcare stocks firm as investors downplay risks after Democratic gains
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare shares rose on Wednesday as Georgia elections appeared to shift Senate control to Democrats - long considered a risk for the sector - with inves...
Jan 06, 2021
Brazil state eyes at least $5.3 billion Vale deal after dam burst, official says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is hoping to win at least 28 billion reais ($5.3 billion) from a compensation deal with miner Vale SA after the 2019 Brumadinho deadly da...
Jan 06, 2021
Peru inks deal with China’s Sinopharm for January delivery of 1 million doses of vaccine
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian president Francisco Sagasti said on Wednesday his interim administration had negotiated a deal with China's Sinopharm to assure delivery of one million doses of its coronavir...
Jan 06, 2021
Canada will not extend ban on flights from Britain when it expires Wednesday
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will not extend a ban on flights from Britain when it expires later on Wednesday because new measures to fight the coronavirus have made it unnecessary, Transport Minister Ma...
Jan 06, 2021
Justice Department says its emails were breached by SolarWinds hackers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Department of Justice said on Wednesday its email systems were accessed by the hackers who broke into software company SolarWinds, another indication of the seriousness of t...
Jan 06, 2021
