Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden administration expects Saudi Arabia to improve human rights: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United State expects Saudi Arabia to improve its human right record, including releasing political prisoners, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Friday. "We, of cours...
Feb 05, 2021
Former Suu Kyi ally says no betrayal in taking Myanmar junta job
(Reuters) - A one-time ally of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday that she was no traitor for accepting a ministerial post with the junta that overthrew the elected leader this week. Social wel...
Feb 05, 2021
Prudential CEO mulls shrinking life insurance, "low growth" businesses
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Prudential Financial Inc, which has already halted sales of some variable annuities, said on Friday that it will also consider scaling back its individual life insurance ...
Feb 05, 2021
COVAX bottlenecks need to be urgently addressed, U.N. agency says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A top official at the U.N. agency in charge of vaccine deliveries via the COVAX sharing scheme urged recipient countries on Friday to address bottlenecks that could ha...
Feb 05, 2021
Out of this world: Shepard put golf on moon 50 years ago
By: Doug Ferguson Fifty years later, it remains the most impressive bunker shot in the history of golf, mainly because of the location. The moon. Apollo 14 commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. and his crew b...
Feb 05, 2021
ATP roundup: Germany ousts Serbia, Novak Djokovic in ATP Cup
Germany defeated defending champion Serbia on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the ATP Cup in Melbourne. It will be the first appearance for Germany in the semifinals. Alexander Zverev teamed wi...
Feb 05, 2021
Italy's regulator approves conditional use of COVID-19 antibody therapies
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's medicines regulator AIFA has given the green light for emergency use of COVID-19 antibody therapies developed by U.S drugmakers Eli Lilly and Regeneron, it said on Friday. Th...
Feb 05, 2021
White House says it's working to speed early production of J&J COVID-19 vaccine
By Dania Nadeem and Rebecca Spalding (Reuters) - The Biden administration is exploring every option for increasing manufacturing of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, which is under regulatory revi...
Feb 05, 2021
Myanmar anti-junta protests spread, social media disrupted
(Reuters) - The lawyer for Myanmar's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted President Win Myint said they were being held in their homes after being detained on Monday when the army seized power a...
Feb 05, 2021
U.S. Chamber slams Mexico power bill as breach of USMCA trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday slammed an electricity bill proposed by Mexico's president as "deeply troubling," saying it represented a breach of the country's commitme...
Feb 05, 2021
