Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Prosecutor to open investigation into French justice minister
PARIS (Reuters) - A judicial investigation will be opened into an alleged conflict of interest on the part of Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, the prosecutor attached to France's highest civil co...
Jan 08, 2021
U.S. blacklists Iraqi militia leader in connection with deadly anti-govt protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Iraqi militia leader and former national security adviser, connecting him to human rights abuses during the 2019 anti-governm...
Jan 08, 2021
Coronavirus variants may lead to false negative results with molecular tests: FDA
(Reuters) - Genetic variants of the novel coronavirus, including the one found in UK, could impact the performance of some molecular COVID-19 tests and lead to false negative results, the U.S. Food an...
Jan 08, 2021
Brazil’s Fiocruz seeks AstraZeneca emergency use, in step toward vaccine rollout
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run Fiocruz institute has sought an emergency use authorisation for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine it plans to import, federal health regulator Anvisa said on Fri...
Jan 08, 2021
Gambia seizes 3 tonnes of cocaine in one of West Africa’s largest busts
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambian authorities seized nearly three tonnes of cocaine from a shipment of industrial salt originating in Ecuador, a spokesman said on Friday, in one of the largest ever busts in ...
Jan 08, 2021
Ford to idle Kentucky plant due to semiconductor shortage
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Friday said it would idle one of its Kentucky plants next week due to a shortage of semiconductors. The Louisville Assembly Plant, where Ford builds the Ford Escap...
Jan 08, 2021
Former LA Dodgers manager Lasorda dies aged 93
(Reuters) - Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, one of baseball's most engaging personalities and an ambassador for the sport, has died at the age of 93, the Major League Baseball team s...
Jan 08, 2021
Laptop stolen from Pelosi’s office during storming of U.S. Capitol, says aide
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - A laptop was stolen from the office of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, one of her aide's said on ...
Jan 08, 2021
WHO has received 13 valid proposals for vaccine emergency listings since October
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has received 13 "valid proposals" for possible emergency listing of COVID-19 vaccines since October, and some are at an advanced stage, assistant direc...
Jan 08, 2021
GM changes brand logo to highlight EV future
(Reuters) - General Motors on Friday unveiled a new corporate logo, its first major logo change since 1964, as part of a new campaign to accelerate the automaker's focus on electric vehicles (EVs). Th...
Jan 08, 2021
