Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil registers 124 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 124 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday and 3,720 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry, though the statistics were incomple...
Dec 16, 2021
Search warrant issued for actor Alec Baldwin's phone - New Mexico court documents
(Reuters) - A search warrant has been issued for actor Alec Baldwin's phone in the investigation of October's fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of his Western movie "Rust," doc...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. Senate backs Biden nominee Burns to be ambassador to China
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed the confirmation of President Joe Biden's nomination of Nicholas Burns to be ambassador to China, positioni...
Dec 16, 2021
Pfizer files for full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Thursday they have filed for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to include adolescents...
Dec 16, 2021
Soccer-Chelsea dumped out of Women's Champions League after loss at Wolfsburg
WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Chelsea, runners-up in this year's Women's Champions League final, were sensationally knocked out of the competition at the group stage with a 4-0 defeat at VfL Wolfsbur...
Dec 16, 2021
Cannabis firm Acreage gets $100 million credit facility from AFC Gamma, Viridescent Realty
(Reuters) - U.S. cannabis firm Acreage Holdings Inc said on Thursday it had secured a $100 million credit line from cannabis REIT AFC Gamma Inc and Viridescent Realty Trust, indicating growing investo...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. House Jan. 6 probe subpoenas Trump adviser who reportedly prepared PowerPoint
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot said on Thursday it had issued a subpoena for records and testimony from ...
Dec 16, 2021
White House unveils faster plan to eliminate lead pipes, paint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration announced a new plan on Thursday to speed the elimination of all lead pipes and lead paint over the next 10 years, removing a powerful toxin known to ha...
Dec 16, 2021
Ecuador commission to investigate prison violence-president
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso on Thursday announced an expert commission to investigate and help end prison violence that has killed more than 300 people...
Dec 16, 2021
Dutch town of Zeewolde agrees to permit for major Facebook data centre
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The town of Zeewolde, 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Amsterdam, on Thursday voted to grant a permit to Meta to build the largest data centre in the Netherlands. Facebook, Insta...
Dec 16, 2021
