Author Archives: Syndicated Content
YouTube to add link on COVID-19 vaccines to combat misinformation
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it is adding a link to provide information on the development of COVID-19 vaccines to the coronavirus panel on its site, expanding its efforts to com...
Nov 17, 2020
Germany accuses Russia, China of stalling over North Korea fuel sanctions
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Germany accused Russia and China on Tuesday of preventing a United Nations Security Council committee from determining whether North Korea has breached a...
Nov 17, 2020
Senate blocks confirmation of Trump Fed nominee Shelton
(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's nomination of Judy Shelton to the board of the Federal Reserve, making her the latest in a string of failed nominees to the cent...
Nov 17, 2020
Director Spike Lee changes direction with musical about Viagra
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Spike Lee, best known for making movies about the experience of being Black in America, is switching course with his first ever musical - on the subject of Viagra. Lee...
Nov 17, 2020
Le May Doan named Canada chef de mission for 2022 Winter Games
(Reuters) - Twice Olympic gold medallist speedskater Catriona Le May Doan was named Canada's chef de mission for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said on Tuesday. A ...
Nov 17, 2020
Regeneron says Roche successfully tested manufacture of COVID-19 drug used on Trump
By Carl O'Donnell and Axel Threlfall (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG has completed early tests of its ability to produce large quantities of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's COVID-19 antibody treatment, p...
Nov 17, 2020
UK reports highest daily COVID death toll since May
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday reported 598 deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, the highest figure since May, and a further 20,051 cases, according to government data. (Reporting...
Nov 17, 2020
Country singer LeAnn Rimes turns to chants to relieve pandemic blues
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a nearly 25-year country music career, singer LeAnn Rimes is finding new ways to share her voice - through a podcast and her first chant record. The Grammy ...
Nov 17, 2020
Rockets fall inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, no casualties, police sources say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, Iraqi police sources said on Tuesday. Sirens blasted from the U.S. embassy inside the zone, which houses governme...
Nov 17, 2020
J&J could have data for U.S. authorization of COVID-19 vaccine by February: Reuters interview
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's chief scientist said the drugmaker is recruiting over 1,000 people per day for the late-stage trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine and expects to have all the dat...
Nov 17, 2020
