Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sony delays 'Venom' movie sequel release amid new COVID-19 wave
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp's movie studio on Thursday delayed the release of superhero sequel "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" by nearly a month to mid-October as the United States grapples with a...
Aug 12, 2021
A little goes a long way: Backpacks with essentials go to New York's homeless
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a storage facility in New York City, volunteers loaded up 300 colorful backpacks with first aid kits, water, socks, sunblock, toothpaste and snacks that will so...
Aug 12, 2021
New York's pension fund to review oil holdings, axes more coal investments
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - The third-largest U.S. public pension fund on Thursday said it is launching reviews over climate concerns on $640 million invested in 42 shale oil and gas firms, including C...
Aug 12, 2021
U.N. warns any fighting in Kabul would be 'catastrophic' for civilians
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it is particularly concerned about a shift in fighting in Afghanistan to urban areas, warning that if a Taliban offensive r...
Aug 12, 2021
U.S. FDA has not seen possible side-effects of COVID shots being studied in EU
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it has not seen evidence yet to suggest that the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech and Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccines are causing addi...
Aug 12, 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 strikes South Sandwich Islands region - USGS
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck the South Sandwich Islands region in the South Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday, adding the quake had a depth of 63 kms (39 ...
Aug 12, 2021
Israeli army says it downed a Hezbollah drone that crossed border from Lebanon to Israel
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said on Thursday on Twitter that the army downed a Hezbollah drone on Wednesday that crossed the border from Lebanon to Israel. The army will co...
Aug 12, 2021
Britain sends troops to Afghanistan to help evacuate staff and citizens
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will deploy hundreds of military personnel to Afghanistan to help British nationals and local translators get out of the country, defence secretary Ben Wallace said on Thurs...
Aug 12, 2021
U.S. FDA approves Jazz Pharma's drug for excessive daytime sleepiness
(Reuters) - Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its sleep disorder drug Xywav for expanded use in patients suffering from excessive daytime sle...
Aug 12, 2021
Mob attacks Indian businesses in Congo amid furore over student's death
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A mob attacked Indian businesses and vehicles in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on Thursday, the police said, part of ongoing fallout from a Congolese student's death in I...
Aug 12, 2021
