Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. House panel sets antitrust hearing with acting FTC chief, Colorado AG
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel will hold a hearing on Thursday to discuss strengthening antitrust law, with the acting Federal Trade Commission chairwoman ...
Mar 15, 2021
Canada to recommend use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for those over 65 -CBC News
(Reuters) - Canada will update its guidelines on AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine to recommend that it be administered to people aged 65 years and older, CBC News reported on Monday, citing document...
Mar 15, 2021
Larger-than-life statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg erected in her native Brooklyn
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A larger-than-life bronze statue of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal stalwart on the U.S. Supreme Court, has been erected in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York. The...
Mar 15, 2021
Last 3 schoolkids on Nokdo beach trace South Korea's arc to demographic crisis
By Hongji Kim and Cynthia Kim NOKDO, South Korea (Reuters) - At 10 years old, Lyoo Chan-hee wishes he wasn't one of the last three schoolkids left playing on the beaches of Nokdo island. "It would be ...
Mar 15, 2021
U.S. FAA extending 'zero tolerance' unruly air passenger policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday he will indefinitely extend a "zero tolerance policy" on unruly air passengers that had been set to expire March 3...
Mar 15, 2021
U.S. safety agency probes 'violent' Tesla crash in Detroit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. auto safety agency said on Monday it is investigating a crash in Detroit on Thursday involving a Tesla that became wedged underneath a tractor-trailer and reportedly le...
Mar 15, 2021
Tyson Foods, JBS USA meatpacking workers receive COVID-19 vaccines
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Meatpacker JBS USA said on Monday that more than 20% of its employees have received a COVID-19 vaccine, while rival Tyson Foods Inc said more than 10% of its workers have received ...
Mar 15, 2021
Britain targets influence in Indo-Pacific as counterweight to China
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants to expand its influence among democratic nations in the Indo-Pacific region while preserving strong ties with the United States, a document laying out...
Mar 15, 2021
Missiles fired by Houthis hit uninhabited areas, Saudi-led coalition says
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday that the Iranian-aligned Houthi group fired two ballistic missiles towards the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, but suc...
Mar 15, 2021
Deb Haaland becomes first-ever Native American U.S. cabinet secretary
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed Representative Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, making her the first Native American to lead a cabinet agency and giving ...
Mar 15, 2021
