Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. will not file charges against Cleveland police over Tamir Rice shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had closed its investigation of the 2014 shooting by Cleveland police of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black youth, and that no federa...
Dec 29, 2020
Latin America COVID-19 death toll tops 500,000 as Brazil cases spike
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean from COVID-19 topped 500,000 on Tuesday, and cases soared above 15 million amid holiday festivities, according to a Reuters tally of figu...
Dec 29, 2020
Quebec calls for airport testing, quarantine checks to avoid holiday spread of COVID-19
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec on Tuesday urged the federal government to require COVID-19 testing for residents returning from year-end vacations, after image...
Dec 29, 2020
Brazil urges vaccine makers to expedite regulatory applications
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday urged producers of COVID-19 vaccines to speed up their applications for use in the country, as a senior Health Ministry official vowed to improve dialogue with P...
Dec 29, 2020
First known U.S. case of highly infectious coronavirus variant found in Colorado
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Colorado has discovered a case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis said on Tuesday, the first known ca...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. State Department approves potential sale of 3,000 smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 3,000 precision guided munitions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at up to $290 billion...
Dec 29, 2020
Moderna in talks with South Korea to supply about 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
SEOUL (Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it was in discussions with the South Korean government to potentially provide 40 million or more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. Potential distribution of ...
Dec 29, 2020
Apple loses copyright claims in lawsuit against U.S. security bug startup
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday dismissed Apple Inc's copyright infringement claims against a Florida startup whose software helps security researchers find vulne...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. State Department approves $4.2 billion in potential arms sales to Kuwait -Pentagon
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Kuwait of Apache helicopters and spare parts for the Patriot missile system in two separate deals that...
Dec 29, 2020
Biden says Trump’s vaccine roll out has ‘fallen behind’
By Trevor Hunnicutt NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump's promised swift coronavirus vaccine rollout, saying it has fallen behind expectations. Biden, spea...
Dec 29, 2020
