Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanon to get first batch of COVID-19 vaccines in two months, minister says
By Issam Abdallah BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon is expected to sign a deal this week for supplies of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine and is set to receive the first batch eight weeks after that, the c...
Dec 16, 2020
Ransomware attacks on the rise even as cyber insurers scale back
By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn (Reuters) - Ransomware attacks increased in terms of both severity and costs this year, forcing insurers to become more selective and even scale back on the cov...
Dec 16, 2020
Ex-Vatican envoy to France gets 8-month suspended sentence for sexual harassment -AFP
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court has found former Vatican ambassador to France Luigi Ventura guilty of sexual harassment against five men in 2018 and 2019 and given him an eight-month suspended senten...
Dec 16, 2020
Exclusive: WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins – experts
By Stephanie Nebehay and Nikolaj Skydsgaard GENEVA/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - An international mission led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to go to China in the first week of January to...
Dec 16, 2020
Analysis-U.S. currency manipulator tag for Switzerland unlikely to deter FX approach
By Saikat Chatterjee, John Revill and David Lawder LONDON/ZURICH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Being named a currency manipulator by the U.S. Treasury may be an embarrassment for Switzerland, but the tag wil...
Dec 16, 2020
Armenia opposition calls for Dec. 22 strike to demand PM’s exit over ceasefire deal
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's opposition called on their supporters on Wednesday to join a national strike on Dec. 22 to press for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who they accuse of...
Dec 16, 2020
IDB offers $1 billion to help Latin America, Caribbean with COVID-19 vaccinations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said on Wednesday said it would mobilize $1 billion to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean acquire and distribute COVID-1...
Dec 16, 2020
Ex-MLB star Vizquel accused of domestic violence
Former All-Star shortstop Omar Vizquel has been accused of domestic abuse by his wife, Bianca, according to a report in The Athletic. Bianca Vizquel, 36, who initiated divorce proceedings in August, r...
Dec 16, 2020
Lyft, Motional to launch multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023
By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - Lyft Inc and Motional will launch a multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023, the partners said on Wednesday. The driverless vehicles will be provided by Motional, ...
Dec 16, 2020
Americas region has nearly 31 million cases of COVID-19, 781,000 deaths- WHO official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Americas region has recorded nearly 31 million cases of the coronavirus and 781,000 related deaths, the World Health Organization director for the Americas, Carissa Etienne...
Dec 16, 2020
