Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As ethnic armies unite against coup, war returns to Myanmar's borderlands
By Poppy McPherson and Panu Wongcha-um MAE HONG SON, Thailand (Reuters) - Tracing his fingers over a "Love and Peace" tattoo inked on his forearm in a misty valley on the Thai-Myanmar border, 49-year-...
Mar 30, 2021
Italy sees 529 more COVID deaths as prevalence of variant rises
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 529 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 417 the day before, the health ministry said, as a new study showed the more contagious variant first discovered in B...
Mar 30, 2021
Estonia prolongs COVID-19 curbs by 2 weeks to April 25
TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia on Tuesday extended all COVID-19 restrictions by two weeks until April 25, and said travellers arriving from Latvia, Lithuania and Finland would now need to isolate for 10 ...
Mar 30, 2021
White House announces new measures to counter anti-Asian violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a set of measures responding to rising anti-Asian violence, including deploying $49.5 million from COVID-19 relief funds for U.S. c...
Mar 30, 2021
German experts recommend AstraZeneca vaccine only for over 60s
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's vaccine committee, known as STIKO, on Tuesday recommended using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine only for people aged 60 and over. "After several consultations, STIKO, with ...
Mar 30, 2021
Stellantis to add Peugeot 308, Opel Astra to electrified range this year
MILAN (Reuters) - Stellantis, the world's fourth largest carmaker, plans to offer an electric version of the Opel Astra and a hybrid Peugeot 308 among new additions to its electrified range this year....
Mar 30, 2021
Twins ace Kenta Maeda opens season at Milwaukee
American League Cy Young Award runner-up Kenta Maeda makes his first Opening Day start when the Minnesota Twins begin their quest for an AL Central three-peat with an interleague contest at border riv...
Mar 30, 2021
Pakistan PM Khan desires peace with arch-rival India
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday replied to a letter written by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, and said Islamabad desires peaceful...
Mar 30, 2021
Brazil kicks off survey of private rice, coffee and wheat stocks
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's food supply and statistics agency Conab has launched a survey to gauge the size of the country's private stocks of rice, coffee and wheat, according to a sta...
Mar 30, 2021
Chile inks deal for 1.8 million doses of CanSino COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation drive plows ahead
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's president Sebastian Pinera said on Tuesday that his government had signed a new deal with CanSino Biologics for its one-dose coronavirus vaccine as the South American nati...
Mar 30, 2021
