Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden administration disburses 25 million more stimulus payments to Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Wednesday that 25 million more stimulus payments worth a total of $36 billion had been sent out to Americans from the $1.9 trillion pandemic rel...
Apr 07, 2021
Kazakhstan asks Russia for additional Sputnik V supplies
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakhstan has asked Russia to supply it with an additional 4 million doses of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, healthcare minister Alexei Tsoi said on Wednesday. The former Sovi...
Apr 07, 2021
Yermin Mercedes, White Sox look to sweep Mariners
It would be hard to find a better-hitting catching corps than what Tony La Russa has with the Chicago White Sox. Zack Collins homered and drove in three runs in a 10-4 victory against the host Seattle...
Apr 07, 2021
Futures struggle for direction ahead of Fed minutes
By Shivani Kumaresan (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting that could offe...
Apr 07, 2021
EU says AstraZeneca vaccine supply is global problem, not EU-Australia issue
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday that delivery shortfalls of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine were a global issue, not something to be addressed only in talks between the E...
Apr 07, 2021
Malta easing COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rate soars
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta will start a gradual easing of COVID-19 curbs this month, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Wednesday, as the country forges ahead with vaccinations at a much faster rate ...
Apr 07, 2021
EU commission head taken aback as Erdogan and her colleague snap up the chairs
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was taken aback to find her fellow top EU official taking the only chair available next to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan when...
Apr 07, 2021
Kremlin says economy not affected by rouble weakening over tensions in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that exchange rate volatility did not affect the economy's overall stability after the rouble fell sharply over tensions in east Ukraine. Kremlin spoke...
Apr 07, 2021
Economy in focus, Argentina's pandemic strategy shifts for second wave
By Agustin Geist BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez was clear when COVID-19 first hit the country early last year: saving lives at all costs trumped any economic concerns...
Apr 07, 2021
Nigeria to limit first doses of AstraZeneca due to supply concerns
By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria has directed its 36 states and federal capital territory to stop giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines once they use half their current stock in...
Apr 07, 2021
