Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil in talks with United States for excess COVID-19 vaccines, foreign ministry says
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government has been in talks since March 13 about potentially importing excess COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said on Twitter on...
Mar 20, 2021
Greece to hand out self-testing kits as COVID-19 cases stay high
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will start distributing free do-it-yourself COVID-19 tests next month, the government said on Saturday, as it seeks to alleviate pressure on a healthcare system facing a stub...
Mar 20, 2021
IMF sees signs of stronger global recovery, but significant risks remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 official at the International Monetary Fund on Saturday pointed to emerging signs of a stronger global economic recovery, but warned that significant risks remained, i...
Mar 20, 2021
Kenyan COVID vaccine offer to diplomats draws local doctors' ire
By David Lewis and Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to all diplomats based there, including thousands of United Nations staff, even though it has not completed ...
Mar 20, 2021
Latin America, Caribbean countries need urgent fiscal reform in wake of pandemic, IDB says
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Economies in Latin America and the Caribbean will remain weak in the years after the coronavirus pandemic and must implement urgent fiscal reforms to confront so...
Mar 20, 2021
Chile sets daily record for coronavirus cases even as vaccination drive plows ahead
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile broke its single day record for new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, health officials said, leaving hospitals on the verge of collapse even as the South American nation...
Mar 20, 2021
Italy reports 401 coronavirus deaths, 23,832 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 401 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, up from 386 the day before, the health ministry said. The daily tally of new infections slipped to 23,832 from 25,735 the da...
Mar 20, 2021
Stellantis pickups hit, Ford cuts production due to global semiconductor shortage
DETROIT (Reuters) - The impact of the global semiconductor shortage on the auto industry spread on Saturday, as Stellantis said it will partly assemble and later finish its highly profitable Ram picku...
Mar 20, 2021
Europe's south calls for more solidarity in new EU migration pact
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Mediterranean countries on the frontline of Europe's migration crisis called for more solidarity from EU governments on Saturday and said a proposed overhaul of ...
Mar 20, 2021
U.S. to place some migrant families in hotels in move away from detention centers
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some migrant families arriving in the United States will be housed in hotels under a new program managed by non-profit organizations, according to a person familia...
Mar 20, 2021
