Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan promises safe Olympics after unveiling new emergency measures
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday promised to ensure a safe Tokyo Olympics this summer, after announcing a new state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefec...
Apr 23, 2021
Facial recognition should be banned, EU privacy watchdog says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its "deep and non-democratic intrusion" into people's private lives, EU privacy watchdog the European Data...
Apr 23, 2021
Report pinpoints billions in available U.S. funds to revive coal country
(Refiles to remove extraneous word from headline) By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government can tap nearly $38 billion from existing federal funds to revitalize communities hard ...
Apr 23, 2021
EU chief, Hungary’s Orban discuss COVID-19 recovery spending
By Gabriela Baczynska and Marton Dunai BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will discuss on Friday Budapest's plan...
Apr 23, 2021
EU seals deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for up to 1.8 billion doses of vaccine – EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union sealed a deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for the supply of up to 1.8 billion doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, an EU official told Reuters on Friday. This is the third...
Apr 23, 2021
Prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England falls sharply again
LONDON (Reuters) - The prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England has dropped sharply for a second week, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday. The ONS said that an estimated...
Apr 23, 2021
Special Report-Giant U.S. landlords pursue evictions despite CDC ban
By Michelle Conlin ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Marvia Robinson was dead tired from a week of overnight long-haul trips when she nosed her Greyhound bus into the station in deep predawn darkness. Stil...
Apr 23, 2021
Pope chats with homeless getting free COVID-19 vaccines from Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis visited homeless and needy people getting free COVID-19 vaccines from his Vatican charity on Friday as he celebrated his name day, the feast of St. George. About ...
Apr 23, 2021
Global bond, money market funds attract inflows on rising virus concerns
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) - Investors poured $16.4 billion into global bond funds and $14.9 billion into money market funds in the week ending April 21, according to Refinitiv Lipper data,...
Apr 23, 2021
Schlumberger signals improving international drilling activity
(Reuters) - Schlumberger NV top boss Olivier Le Peuch said on Friday he expects international activity to ramp-up through the end of this year and beyond, helping the company grow revenue outside Nort...
Apr 23, 2021
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