Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Second Brazilian company to produce Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian pharmaceutical company said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to produce Russia's Sputnik V vaccine...
Oct 23, 2020
Brazil institute to import Chinese COVID-19 vaccine rejected by Bolsonaro
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian regulator Anvisa on Friday authorized a biomedical center to import 6 million doses of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, one day after President Ja...
Oct 23, 2020
More protests planned over police shooting of Black couple in Illinois
(Reuters) - Demonstrators will assemble for a second time on Saturday in Waukegan, Illinois, to demand answers about a police shooting that killed an unarmed Black man and wounded his girlfriend, a lo...
Oct 23, 2020
China’s purchases of U.S. farm goods at 71% of target under trade deal: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has substantially increased purchases of U.S. farm goods and implemented 50 of 57 technical commitments aimed at lowering structural barriers to U.S. imports since the two...
Oct 23, 2020
Texas may not limit ballot drop boxes for U.S. election: appeals court
By Makini Brice and Tim Reid (Reuters) - A Texas appeals court on Friday ruled the Republican governor cannot limit drop-off sites for mail ballots to one per county, a setback for U.S. President Dona...
Oct 23, 2020
Democrats in U.S. drilling states push back against Biden oil remarks
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Democratic candidates in oil drilling states were quick to distance themselves on Friday from comments by their party's presidential candidate, Joe Biden, that indicated h...
Oct 23, 2020
U.S. Postal Service returns 137 mail processing machines to service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service told a U.S. judge on Friday it has returned 137 mail processing machines to service since August as it works to deliver millions of ballots. U.S. Distric...
Oct 23, 2020
Brazil reports 30,026 new coronavirus cases, 571 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 30,026 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 571 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Brazil has...
Oct 23, 2020
U.S. charges ex-editor of Kushner-owned newspaper with cyberstalking
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former editor of a New York newspaper once owned by President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner was charged on Friday by federal prosecutors with cyb...
Oct 23, 2020
Mexico City discourages large gatherings as COVID-19 hospitalisations rise
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The mayor of Mexico City, the country's largest city, on Friday called on residents to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people as the capital grapples with a surge of coronavir...
Oct 23, 2020
