Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain says 34.2 million people given first COVID vaccine dose
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of more than 34.2 million in Britain have been given a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, government statistics showed on Friday, while a further 2,381 had contracted the disea...
Apr 30, 2021
Twitter may struggle to replicate bumper 2020 growth: analysts
By Eva Mathews (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will struggle to replicate a bumper 2020 dominated by the U.S. political battles, civil unrest and the COVID-19 crisis as people venture out following vaccine ro...
Apr 30, 2021
Bare-knuckle fight nights take off online in Russia during pandemic
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A brutal boxing tournament in Russia that pits bare-knuckle fighters against each other in short, bloody bouts has surged in popularity on social networks during the coronavirus pan...
Apr 30, 2021
AT&T shareholders vote against approving executive compensation
(Reuters) - AT&T shareholders on Friday voted against a measure to approve executive compensation, according to preliminary voting results from the company's annual meeting. AT&T said preliminary resu...
Apr 30, 2021
U.S. aid effort in Venezuela was not aligned with humanitarian principles, audit finds
CARACAS (Reuters) - A U.S.-backed effort to send aid to Venezuela in 2019 that ended in a violent standoff on the Colombian border was not planned in alignment with humanitarian principles, according ...
Apr 30, 2021
Risk from virus variants remains after first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, UK study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A single dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine may not generate a sufficient immune response to protect against dominant new variants, except in people who have alrea...
Apr 30, 2021
Critical support available for Michigan restaurants, bars through federal fund
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today encouraged restaurants, bars, and other food and drink establishments across Michigan hard hit by COVID-19 to apply for $28.6 billion i...
Apr 30, 2021
NY Fed adjusts eligibility requirements for reverse repo facility
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Friday that it will loosen the eligibility requirements for its reverse repo facility, expanding access to the program at a time that it is see...
Apr 30, 2021
IMF creates new senior adviser post on gender issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is creating a new high level adviser position on gender issues to strengthen its work on gender equality and help member countries create more op...
Apr 30, 2021
UK ex-police officer jailed for belonging to neo-Nazi group
LONDON (Reuters) - The first police officer in Britain to be convicted of a terrorism offence was jailed for more than four years on Friday for belonging to a banned neo-Nazi group and possessing extr...
Apr 30, 2021
