Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Portugal’s daily COVID-19 deaths hit record for fourth consecutive day
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal daily death toll from the coronavirus reached a record high of 221 on Thursday, up from 219 reported a day before, bringing the total to 9,686 fatalities since the st...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021
Spaniards becoming numb to coronavirus deaths, nurse warns
By Luis Felipe Castilleja BARCELONA (Reuters) - The senior nurse in the intensive care unit of Barcelona's Sant Pau Hospital is anxiously watching the wards fill up and fears that Spaniards are lettin...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021
BlackRock CEO says U.S. must roll out vaccines aggressively
MILAN (Reuters) - The best measure of success for the new U.S. government of President Joe Biden will be the speed at which the vaccination rollout against the novel coronavirus is conducted, BlackRoc...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021
U.S. housing starts, building permits accelerate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding and permits surged in December as historically low mortgage rates supported the housing market, but momentum could slow amid surging lumber prices and a shorta...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021
Russia to send Sputnik V doses to Hungary, welcomes UAE approval
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said it could supply Hungary with its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine from next month, after Budapest gave initial approval to the shot, which was also registered for domestic ...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021
Mexican president hails Biden agenda, celebrates migration plan
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday hailed the agenda set out by his new U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, offering support for his plans to combat the coronavi...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021
Analysis: Surging cases strain UAE’s open for business COVID strategy
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has swung open its doors to visitors betting that the blistering pace of its coronavirus vaccine rollout means it can keep infections in c...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021
Big U.S. oil drillers have federal permits to mute effect of any Biden ban
By Jennifer Hiller and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's promised ban on new oil and gas drilling on federal lands would take years to shut off production from top shale drillers be...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims decline moderately
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased modestly last week as the COVID-19 pandemic tears through the nation, raising the risk of a s...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021
Red tape holding up $8.5 billion of works, Italy’s Autostrade says
MILAN (Reuters) - The lengthy approval process for a new tariff system is holding up around 7 billion euros ($8.5 billion) of infrastructure works, the chief executive of Atlantia's motorway unit Auto...
Syndicated Content Jan 21, 2021

