Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Canada’s Ontario to expand use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine as epidemic rages
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario will begin offering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to people turning 40 or older this year on Tuesday, according to a government...
Apr 18, 2021
Exclusive: Canada’s budget to include digital and luxury levies, but no wealth tax – sources
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's first budget in two years, to be presented to parliament on Monday, proposes a sales tax for online platforms and e-commerce warehouses, a digital services...
Apr 18, 2021
Cuban dissidents decry harassment, as congress denounces ‘counterrevolution’ attempts
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban dissidents accused authorities of cutting their web access and preventing them from leaving their homes during the Cuban Communist Party Congress where leaders ...
Apr 18, 2021
Guinea receives purchase of 300,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea received on Sunday a shipment of 300,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines purchased from China and is also set to receive a donation of 200,000 Sinopharm shots, Guinean Foreign Min...
Apr 18, 2021
Analysis-China’s green car credit scheme turns up heat on carbon-emitters
By Yilei Sun and Tony Munroe SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A policy shift by China's government is ratcheting up pressure on automakers to hasten development of green vehicles or pay rivals such as Tesla Inc a...
Apr 18, 2021
Catlin beats Kieffer in playoff to win Austrian Open
(Reuters) - American John Catlin claimed his third European Tour title in eight months after defeating Germany's Maximilian Kieffer in a thrilling playoff battle at the Austrian Open on Sunday. Catlin...
Apr 18, 2021
Canada’s Trudeau mobilizes federal workers to battle COVID-19 in Toronto and rest of Ontario
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday he would send federal healthcare workers to help Toronto and the province of Ontario battle a third wave of CO...
Apr 18, 2021
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the official price to attract foreign transfers and capital inflows f...
Apr 18, 2021
Malawi fires labour minister, arrests officials over misuse of COVID funds
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Fourteen people, including senior officials, have been arrested in Malawi and Labour Minister Ken Kandodo has been sacked over misuse of COVID-19 funds, President Lazarus Chakwera...
Apr 18, 2021
Soccer-Anger as European breakaway threat re-emerges hours before UEFA vote
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - European football closed ranks on Sunday, threatening to ban any clubs that join a breakaway competition after the spectre of a European Super League re-...
Apr 18, 2021
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