Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Capitol Police officer slain by motorist to lie in honor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police officer killed when a motorist rammed a car into two police officers and brandished a knife early this month will lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda on ...
Apr 13, 2021
How computer mapping could help Biden find and fix polluted neighborhoods
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - Diagnosed with asthma at 8 years old, Karlaine Francisco grew up thinking everyone had it. Her friends in south Stockton, California, also carried inhalers and suffere...
Apr 13, 2021
Airlines could use new EU COVID pass this summer: official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Airlines could check new European Union COVID certificates before allowing onboard passengers going on summer holidays, a senior official said on Tuesday as the bloc seeks to rest...
Apr 13, 2021
From protesting to shaping police reform, citizens lead the way since George Floyd's death
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Last summer, millions of ordinary Americans took to the streets to protest racism, police violence and the killing of George Floyd. In the year since, many transformed their...
Apr 13, 2021
Biden's pick for top U.S. civil rights lawyer, Kristen Clarke, faces fraught task
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, is poised to take on the role at a fraught time in Americ...
Apr 13, 2021
Novavax says supply shortages delaying full-speed production of its COVID-19 vaccine
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Novavax Inc has pushed back the timeline for hitting its production target of 150 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per month until the third quarter due to supply shortages...
Apr 13, 2021
U.N. food agency says nearly 1 million going hungry in Mozambique
GENEVA (Reuters) - Almost one million people are facing severe hunger in northern Mozambique where hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee a jihadist insurgency, the U.N. food agency ...
Apr 13, 2021
Austrian health minister says he is stepping down, exhausted
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Health Minister Rudolf Anschober of the Greens, the junior partner in the conservative-led coalition, said on Tuesday he is stepping down, exhausted and sick from battling ...
Apr 13, 2021
Ukraine minister calls for military help, more Russia sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO and the West must act quickly to prevent an escalation of violence between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday, saying further sancti...
Apr 13, 2021
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over vessels in disputed waters
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Tuesday it had summoned the Chinese ambassador to convey the Southeast Asian country's "utmost displeasure" over the continued presence of Chinese vessels in...
Apr 13, 2021
