Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. gives Myanmar $50 million in aid as humanitarian crisis worsens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it was giving Myanmar more than $50 million in aid as surging COVID-19 infections worsened a humanitarian crisis in the Southeast Asian country...
Aug 10, 2021
Google restricts ad targeting of under-18s
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is blocking ad targeting based on the age, gender or interests of people under 18, the company said on Tuesday. It also said it would turn off ...
Aug 10, 2021
Myanmar army attacks medics, hampering COVID response, rights groups say
(Reuters) - Myanmar's army carried out at least 252 attacks and threats against health workers since a Feb. 1 coup, killing at least 25 medics and hampering the response to a resurgent outbreak of COV...
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. actress Christina Applegate diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
(Reuters) - Emmy-winning U.S. actress Christina Applegate has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), and described her condition as a "tough road". "A few months ago I was diagnosed with MS. It'...
Aug 10, 2021
Amid COVID, 2.5 million people sign up for U.S. health insurance -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two and a half million people so far have bought health insurance through the online marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act after the Biden administration allowed more ...
Aug 10, 2021
Mexico says to receive up to 8.5 million COVID-19 vaccines from U.S
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday the U.S. government will in the coming weeks send Mexico 3.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by drugmake...
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. productivity growth slows in Q2; labor costs revised down in Q1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. worker productivity growth slowed in the second quarter and labor costs were far weaker than previously estimated in the first quarter, the Labor Department said on Tuesday....
Aug 10, 2021
Real Madrid to sue La Liga, CVC chiefs over proposed $3.2 billion deal
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's Real Madrid will launch civil and criminal lawsuits against La Liga president Javier Tebas and CVC Capital Partners' chief Javier de Jaime Guijarro over their proposed 2.7 bi...
Aug 10, 2021
German flood recovery fund to amount to 30 billion eur -sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government and the federal states have agreed on a flood recovery fund of 30 billion euros ($35 billion), two government sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Heavy rainfall a...
Aug 10, 2021
AMC shares up on smaller loss, cinema window deal
(Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc's shares rose 9% on Tuesday as retail traders fueled another rally in the theater operator's stock following its better-than-expected quarterly results and a...
Aug 10, 2021
