Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany to extend COVID restrictions until Jan. 10: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will extend restrictive measures designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus until Jan. 10, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday after talks state leaders. "The sta...
Dec 02, 2020
U.N. drug agency loosens global controls on cannabis, following WHO advice
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. drug agency's member states on Wednesday narrowly voted to remove cannabis from the most tightly controlled category of narcotic drugs, following the World Health Organizat...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. sanctions accomplice of “most wanted” Mexican trafficker Caro Quintero
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it had frozen assets belonging to an alleged accomplice of Rafael Caro Quintero, a Mexican drug trafficker who tops the U.S...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 269,763 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 13,626,022 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 178,395 from its previous count, and said the number...
Dec 02, 2020
New leadership gives hope for Russian return
By Mitch Phillips (Reuters) - Two days after the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSAF) elected a new president, World Athletics (WA) suggested on Wednesday that there was a chink of light at the end of...
Dec 02, 2020
Fed: Little to no growth in four of 12 regions as stress mounts
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials saw "little or no growth" in four of their 12 U.S. districts and only modest growth elsewhere in recent weeks amid a...
Dec 02, 2020
Brazil regulator sets requirements for approval of COVID-19 vaccines
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's health regulator Anvisa in a statement on Wednesday set the requirements for approving COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in the country. Anvisa said vaccine authorizat...
Dec 02, 2020
Uber in advanced talks to sell air taxi unit: Axios
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies is in advanced talks to sell its air taxi business, "Uber Elevate", to aerospace firm Joby Aviation, news website Axios reported https://bit.ly/37qqMKN on Wednesday, citi...
Dec 02, 2020
White House says FDA commissioner meeting with White House chief of staff is routine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday pushed back against press reports that Federal Drug Administration commissioner Stephen Hahn had been called to the White House to explain delays in...
Dec 02, 2020
Train operator Amtrak to pay $2.25 million to settle discrimination claims
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amtrak, the U.S. passenger railroad, will pay $2.25 million to resolve civil claims by the Justice Department that it discriminated against passengers with dis...
Dec 02, 2020
