Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK PM Johnson denies saying “let the bodies pile high”
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Wednesday media reports that he had said he would rather bodies piled "high in their thousands" than order a third coronavirus lockdow...
Apr 28, 2021
GSK beats profit expectations, to detail separation plan in June
(Reuters) - GSK topped analysts' expectations for first-quarter earnings as more people visited clinics for routine shots once COVID-19 curbs eased, adding on Wednesday that plans to split into two we...
Apr 28, 2021
Discovery’s global paid streaming subscriber count hits 15 million
(Reuters) - Discovery Inc said on Wednesday its global paid streaming subscriber count had reached 15 million, as more people dropped their cable packages in favor of video-on-demand platforms. Discov...
Apr 28, 2021
Race, crime, Trump loom over vote for Manhattan’s top prosecutor
By Linda So and Jason Szep NEW YORK (Reuters) - In 46 years, the Manhattan district attorney's office has changed leaders only twice, in low-key elections focused heavily on fighting crime. Not this y...
Apr 28, 2021
France draws up bill on surveillance of jihadist websites
PARIS (Reuters) - France plans to strengthen its counter-terrorism laws by permitting the use of algorithims to detect activity on jihadist and other extremist websites. Draft legislation was submitte...
Apr 28, 2021
Two-thirds of Spaniards over 60 have had at least a vaccine dose, PM says
(Corrects spelling of "least" in headline) MADRID (Reuters) - Two thirds of Spaniards over the age of 60 have received at least one dose of vaccine against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Pedro Sanche...
Apr 28, 2021
Pfizer buys Amplyx to expand drug-resistant treatment portfolio
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc on Wednesday said it has acquired privately-held Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a new treatment for drug-resistant "superbug" fungal in...
Apr 28, 2021
UK official says hopeful signs COVID vaccine protection will be sustained
LONDON (Reuters) - Plans for booster shots against COVID-19 infection in Britain will likely be driven by emerging new variants, as high protection offered by current vaccines against existing variant...
Apr 28, 2021
German spies monitor anti-lockdown activists for suspected sedition
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's domestic spy agency is monitoring individuals who have joined anti-lockdown protests to decide if their rejection of government curbs amounts to subversion ...
Apr 28, 2021
Man involved in January 6 U.S. Capitol riots threatened Calhoun County dispatch 143 times the day before
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A man from New York accused of assaulting a federal officer during riots at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6, apparently made over 100 threatening...
Apr 28, 2021
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