Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Probe of deadly Jan. 6 attack turns to U.S. Capitol police inspector general
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress' probe into security failures that allowed the deadly January assault on the U.S. Capitol by former President Donald Trump's supporters turns on Thursd...
Apr 15, 2021
U.S. labor movement looks for path forward after Amazon defeat
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Regina McDowell was not surprised that workers overwhelmingly rejected a union at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse in Alabama last week. She spent 42 years working in a unioni...
Apr 15, 2021
Beijing skies turn yellow as sand, dust engulf Chinese capital
BEIJING (Reuters) - The skies above Beijing turned yellow and air pollution soared to severe levels as a giant cloud of sand and dust particles rolled into the city, propelled by strong winds from the...
Apr 15, 2021
Britain, EU pin down Northern Ireland protocol issues: Irish minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Union and Britain have isolated 27 different issues in relation to Northern Ireland's contested post-Brexit trade arrangements, some of which are more difficult than ot...
Apr 15, 2021
Ukraine, Baltics foreign ministers condemn escalation in eastern Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia condemned the military escalation by Russia in eastern Ukraine, urging Moscow to ease tensions in the region and return...
Apr 15, 2021
Kremlin says demand in Russia for vaccinations remains disappointing
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday said demand for vaccinations in Russia against COVID-19 remained disappointing, but was gradually increasing. Russia has three coronavirus vaccines, the most...
Apr 15, 2021
Japan to expand special COVID-19 measures to four more prefectures: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has decided to put four more prefectures including Kanagawa, next to Tokyo, under a quasi-state of emergency, bringing the number of prefectures targetted for...
Apr 15, 2021
Cyprus's cabinet all receive AstraZeneca shots to win over public
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus's entire cabinet was inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 on Thursday in an attempt to win over a cautious public on the safety of the shots. Some countr...
Apr 15, 2021
Hungary in talks to plug expected shortfall in COVID-19 vaccine deliveries
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government is in talks with all possible suppliers to make up for an expected shortfall of half a million vaccine doses, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff Ger...
Apr 15, 2021
Hospitals run short of beds as Asia's COVID-19 cases surge
By Neha Arora and Chayut Setboonsarng NEW DELHI/BANGKOK (Reuters) - India and Thailand reported record daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, as a new wave of infections, combined with a shortage of hos...
Apr 15, 2021
