Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Give the coronavirus app bonus benefits to increase downloads, German state says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's coronavirus tracing app needs to be made more compelling for users by offering fast-track entry to venues and queue jumping for events, according to a proposal by the gove...
Nov 24, 2020
UK and Saudi Arabia discuss importance of global access to COVID vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the importance of worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines during a call on Tuesday, ...
Nov 24, 2020
U.S. resets execution date for only woman on federal death row
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has rescheduled the execution of Lisa Montgomery, a convicted murderer and the only woman on federal death row, to take place on Jan. 12, a...
Nov 24, 2020
Spain’s PM sides with Germany over importance of U.S. security role
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday backed Germany's view that Europe would not be able to provide for its own security without U.S. and NATO help, distancing him from a...
Nov 24, 2020
Venezuela’s Guaido seeks to maintain bipartisan U.S. support amid Biden transition
By Brian Ellsworth and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition hopes to maintain bipartisan support from politicians in the United States as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to tak...
Nov 24, 2020
Eli Lilly to supply 26,000 doses of COVID-19 antibody drug to Canada
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with the Canadian government to supply 26,000 doses of its antibody drug to treat COVID-19 patients for $32.5 million. The treat...
Nov 24, 2020
Two New York City police officers shot, wounded, both expected to survive, officials say
(Reuters) - Two New York City police officers were shot and wounded on Tuesday afternoon after responding to a domestic dispute, with both expected to survive, a police spokesman said. The officers we...
Nov 24, 2020
With Senate on the line, Trump’s claims of election fraud put Georgia Republicans in bind
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's baseless attacks on the U.S. election may be endangering Republican chances of keeping control of the Senate, as Republican candidates in twin January...
Nov 24, 2020
French coronavirus new cases and hospital numbers again drop sharply
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus infections and the number of people in hospital with the virus in France again dropped sharply as a national lockdown went into its fourth week. The hea...
Nov 24, 2020
Biden Cabinet picks may face rough Republican reception in Senate
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican members of the U.S. Senate fired warning shots to President-elect Joe Biden that they may be prepared to stand in the way of his Cabinet appointm...
Nov 24, 2020
