Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf says tested positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced on Twitter on Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19, the latest governor to contract the virus. Wolf, a Democrat, has drawn rep...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. FTC, states file antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a big coalition of states sued Facebook on Wednesday, saying that it broke antitrust law. The FTC said in a statement that i...
Dec 09, 2020
Albanians protest after police shot dead a man for violating coronavirus curfew
TIRANA (Reuters) - Police used tear gas late on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of Albanians protesting the killing by police of a young man who authorities said had violated an overnight curfew impose...
Dec 09, 2020
Ex-U.S. Homeland Security intelligence official to give congressional testimony
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. Homeland Security intelligence official who said he was told to stop discussing the threat of Russian interference in the election and to highlig...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. offical says people at risk for severe allergic reactions not expected to take COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - A top U.S. official said on Wednesday that Americans with known severe allergic reactions may not be candidates for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, after the United Kingdom said two people with...
Dec 09, 2020
EU drug regulator to use UK data on adverse effects in assessment of Pfizer vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union drug regulator will use data from Britain and other countries outside the EU on the safety of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine before deciding whether to appr...
Dec 09, 2020
Analysis-Texas tries to overturn the U.S. election result. Can it succeed?
By Jan Wolfe and Makini Brice (Reuters) - An extraordinary attempt by the state of Texas to have President Donald Trump's election loss upended by the U.S. Supreme Court is almost certain to fail, acc...
Dec 09, 2020
Number of new French coronavirus cases rises again
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus infections over 24 hours in France rose again to 14,595 on Wednesday, from 13,713 on Tuesday, and 14,064 last Wednesday, further crushing government hop...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 285,351 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 15,040,175 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 217,046 from its previous count, and said that the n...
Dec 09, 2020
Hackers access BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data in cyberattack on EU regulator
By Jack Stubbs LONDON (Reuters) - German biotech firm BioNTech said on Wednesday that regulation documents related to the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Pfizer were "unlawfully accessed" after...
Dec 09, 2020
