Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. to impose sanctions on Cuban officials over crackdown on protests -source
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to announce U.S. sanctions on Thursday against several Cuban officials over their role in a crackdown on anti-government protes...
Jul 22, 2021
Greece extends mandatory regular testing for unvaccinated tourism staff
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said on Thursday all unvaccinated restaurant and tourism workers nationwide must undergo regular COVID-19 tests, extending an obligation that previously applied only on some ...
Jul 22, 2021
J&J vaccine benefits outweigh its risks despite reports of neurological disorder - CDC advisory panel
(Reuters) - Even after reports of a neurological disorder in the six weeks after inoculation with Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the benefits of its use outweigh risks, according to an advisory...
Jul 22, 2021
Russia fines Twitter for failing to delete content -TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday fined U.S. social media giant Twitter 5.5 million roubles ($74,409.80) for alleged failure to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the TASS news agency r...
Jul 22, 2021
Lagarde won over most dissenters but two held out in ECB guidance debate -sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A significant group of European Central Bank policymakers objected to the new interest rate guidance it gave on Thursday but most were won over and only two -- the German and Bel...
Jul 22, 2021
Senate energy committee tied in vote on Biden pick to lead BLM
(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Energy Committee on Thursday voted 10-10 along party lines on the nomination of Montana conservationist Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Because o...
Jul 22, 2021
Romania lets towns shoot encroaching bears, angering green groups
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania has given town and city authorities the power to shoot bears that break into yards and houses, angering environmental groups who said the government should try other tech...
Jul 22, 2021
Colombia arrests 10 over bombing, shooting of president's helicopter
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia arrested 10 people accused of involvement in attacks on a helicopter carrying President Ivan Duque and a military base last month that officials said on T...
Jul 22, 2021
Israel to reimpose coronavirus 'Green Pass' as Delta variant hits
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel announced plans on Thursday to allow only people who are deemed immune to COVID-19 or have recently tested negative to enter some public spaces such as restaurants, gyms an...
Jul 22, 2021
Moon-forming region seen around planet in another solar system
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Scientists for the first time have spotted a moon-forming region around a planet beyond our solar system - a Jupiter-like world surrounded by a disk of gas and dust massive ...
Jul 22, 2021
