Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Most Americans who got first COVID-19 vaccine dose also got final shot: CDC
(Reuters) - Vaccination of about 88% of Americans who received the first dose of Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines was complete, a study of over 12 million people by the U.S. Centers for ...
Mar 15, 2021
Sudan formally requests four-party mediation over Ethiopian dam
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's prime minister has written to the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States to formally request their mediation on the Nile water being ...
Mar 15, 2021
Film academy skips Spike Lee, Regina King in Oscar nominations
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Directors Spike Lee and Regina King were left off the list of this year's Academy Awards contenders, though voters made history by nominating two women in the ...
Mar 15, 2021
Policemen, firemen among over 400 Myanmar nationals seeking shelter in India
By Devjyot Ghoshal CHAMPHAI, India (Reuters) - More than 400 people from Myanmar, many of them policemen, have crossed into neighbouring India since late February, an Indian police officer said on Mon...
Mar 15, 2021
Texas lawmakers prepare bill to cut $5.1 billion in winter storm power fees
(Reuters) - Texas lawmakers on Monday were preparing legislation to cut about $5.1 billion in disputed electricity and services fees levied on power marketers during a winter freeze that sent the stat...
Mar 15, 2021
Lonza gets licence to make ingredients for Moderna vaccine
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss contract drug manufacturer Lonza received a key licence from Switzerland to produce ingredients for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, regulator Swissmedic said on Mon...
Mar 15, 2021
White House says Biden continues to support same-sex unions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden continues to support same-sex unions, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday after the Vatican said priests cannot bless same-sex unions. ...
Mar 15, 2021
White House says U.S. has reached out to North Korea, received no response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has reached out to North Korea but has not received a response, the White House said on Monday. "We have reached out," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki...
Mar 15, 2021
After 10 years of Syria war, U.N. sorry mediation has not worked yet
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Syria marks a decade of conflict the United Nations expressed "profound regret" on Monday that it has not yet been able to mediate an end to the civil war. ...
Mar 15, 2021
Former top economic aide Sperling to oversee COVID-19 stimulus plan: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former top U.S. economic adviser Gene Sperling will oversee the Biden administration's implementation of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan, the White House said on Monday...
Mar 15, 2021
