Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 transmission risk very low in elite sports events, says UK doctor
(Reuters) - The chances of transmission of COVID-19 during professional sports events are very low, a British doctor researching the impact of the disease told Reuters on Friday. Chris Orton, a resear...
Nov 13, 2020
Exclusive: Chile health minister hopes Biden victory will help avoid vaccine ‘trade war’
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Joe Biden's win in the U.S. election is raising hopes in Latin America that a war over medical supplies at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak will not be repeated...
Nov 13, 2020
Before Biden inauguration, 70,000 more Americans could die from COVID-19
By Howard Schneider, Heather Timmons and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make controlling the coronavirus a top priority and is likely to push for ma...
Nov 13, 2020
As Trump refuses to concede defeat, far right groups plan show of support in Washington
By Kristina Cooke, Ned Parker and Ted Hesson (Reuters) - Far right groups and other backers of U.S. President Donald Trump plan to rally in Washington on Saturday in a public show of support for his u...
Nov 13, 2020
Major police operation underway near Montreal downtown
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Police cordoned off an area near downtown Montreal on Friday amid media reports of a hostage situation and asked people to stay away. "There is an ongoing polic...
Nov 13, 2020
Trump administration pushes to sell Alaska oil leases pre-Biden inauguration
By Yereth Rosen (Reuters) - The Trump Administration will take key steps to finalize a sale of oil drilling leases in the sensitive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska just before Democra...
Nov 13, 2020
First openly gay Afro-Latino U.S. congressman: ‘Never in my wildest dreams’
By Angela Moore NEW YORK (Reuters) - Growing up in the Bronx poor, Afro-Latino and gay, Ritchie Torres said he never imagined that he would one day be elected to the United States House of Representat...
Nov 13, 2020
Trump mulls a future outside the White House as 2020 options fade
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With his long-shot efforts to hang on for a second term dwindling, U.S. President Donald Trump is discussing with advisers several media ventures and appearance...
Nov 13, 2020
Haslem to return to Heat for 18th season
Udonis Haslem said Friday that he will return for his 18th season with the Miami Heat -- the only team he's played with since entering the NBA in 2003. He will become just the sixth player in NBA hist...
Nov 13, 2020
U.S. states race to buy ultra cold vaccine freezers, fueling supply worries
By Lisa Baertlein and Carl O'Donnell LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. states, cities, and hospitals are scrambling to buy ultra-cold freezers that can safely store Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, ...
Nov 13, 2020
