Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel starts reopening as number of COVID vaccinees nears 50%
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel reopened swathes of its economy on Sunday in what it called the start of a return to routine enabled by a COVID-19 vaccination drive that has reached almost half the popul...
Feb 20, 2021
Biden’s attorney general nominee Garland vows to prioritize civil rights
By Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's attorney general nominee Merrick Garland will tell the Senate on Monday he plans to prioritize civil rights and combat domestic terror...
Feb 20, 2021
Former Bank of England Governor Carney joins board of digital payments company Stripe
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Mark Carney, former head of the UK and Canadian central banks, has joined the board of U.S. digital payments company Stripe Inc, days after the company was reported to be...
Feb 20, 2021
Australia won’t advertise COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook but vows publicity
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday - but not in Facebook advertisements, as a feud continues over the so...
Feb 20, 2021
Myanmar police arrest actor after two killed in protests
(Reuters) - Myanmar police arrested a famous actor wanted for supporting opposition to a Feb. 1 coup, his wife said on Sunday, hours after two people were killed when police and soldiers fired to disp...
Feb 20, 2021
Big U.S. companies slash donations to politicians after Trump election challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ten U.S. corporations slashed donations to candidates seeking federal office by more than 90% in January, after pledging to cut off giving to the Republicans who supported forme...
Feb 20, 2021
Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation rollout starts
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected on Sunday with the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, as the nation started its ino...
Feb 20, 2021
Niger votes in presidential runoff to usher in first democratic transition
By Boureima Balima NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger votes on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election that is expected to usher in the first democratic transition of power since the West African ...
Feb 20, 2021
Why a predictable cold snap crippled the Texas power grid
By Tim McLaughlin and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - As Texans cranked up their heaters early Monday to combat plunging temperatures, a record surge of electricity demand set off a disastrous chain react...
Feb 20, 2021
Top 25 roundup: Kentucky pummels No. 19 Tennessee
An early run gave Kentucky a big lead and the visitors rolled to a 70-55 victory over No. 19 Tennessee on Saturday afternoon at Knoxville, Tenn. The Wildcats got their third straight win and first win...
Feb 20, 2021
