Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. judge dismisses lawmaker lawsuit against Pence over electoral count
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit filed by a Texas lawmaker and other Republicans against Vice President Mike Pence who is set to preside Wednesday over a joint session ...
Jan 01, 2021
‘Cheap trick’: China rebuffs latest Taiwan offer of talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has rebuffed the latest offer of talks from Taiwan, saying the government was engaging in a "cheap trick" and provocation by seeking confrontation with China at every turn. T...
Jan 01, 2021
Australia’s NSW makes masks mandatory as virus cluster expands
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state of New South Wales on Saturday made masks compulsory and imposed new mobility restrictions as its virus cluster expanded by seven whi...
Jan 01, 2021
Aviation deaths rise worldwide in 2020 even as fatal incidents, flights fall
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by more than 50%, a Dutch ...
Jan 01, 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech to offer COVID vaccine to volunteers who got placebo
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech Se plan to give volunteers who received a placebo in its COVID-19 vaccine trial an option to receive a first dose of the vaccine by March 1, 2021, while...
Jan 01, 2021
AstraZeneca expects to supply two million doses of COVID-19 vaccine every week in UK -The Times
(Reuters) - About two million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca are set to be supplied every week by the middle of January in the United Kingdom, The Times repor...
Jan 01, 2021
NHL planning two outdoor games at Lake Tahoe – report
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) is planning to have two regular season outdoor games without fans at Lake Tahoe in Nevada, according to multiple reports on Friday. The Vegas Golden Knight...
Jan 01, 2021
U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 20 million as deaths mount
By Anurag Maan and Kavya B (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 20 million mark on Friday as officials seek to speed up vaccinations and a more infectious variant surfaces in Colorado, Calif...
Jan 01, 2021
U.S. House Democrats introduce ethics, legislative reforms
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday unveiled a package of ethics and legislative reforms for the new Congress set to convene Sunday, including barring ...
Jan 01, 2021
France’s new coronavirus cases up 19,348 over 24 hours
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 19,348 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Friday, slightly less than Thursday's 19,927 and well below Wednesday's more than one-...
Jan 01, 2021
