Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Coup prompts outcry from Myanmar as West ponders how to respond
(Reuters) - Western leaders condemned the coup by Myanmar's military against Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected government and hundreds of thousands of her supporters took to the social media t...
Feb 01, 2021
With cheesy potato bake, French restaurant owner defies COVID rules
By Pascal ROSSIGNOL LIGESCOURT, France (Reuters) - Since COVID-19 restrictions forced the closure of her bistro in northern France, Kathia Boucher has been working as a cleaner, and worrying about los...
Feb 01, 2021
Colombia in talks on Sputnik, other COVID-19 vaccines: health minister
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia is in talks with Russia's Gamaleya Institute about acquiring doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, its health Minister said on Monday, but is not rushi...
Feb 01, 2021
Ukrainian president's party expels lawmaker on U.S. sanctions list for election interference
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party voted on Monday to expel Oleksandr Dubinsky after the lawmaker was put on a U.S. sanctions list for election meddling, fellow legislato...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden, Republicans COVID-19 meeting to exchange ideas -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's meeting with a group of centrist Republican senators to discuss COVID-19 federal aid later on Monday will be a "good faith" meeting to exchange ideas but t...
Feb 01, 2021
Tunisia, Palestinians to be among first COVAX recipients: WHO
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) - The Palestinian territories and Tunisia will benefit from a first wave of coronavirus vaccines from the COVAX scheme, but poorer states in the Middle East face a big g...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden statement on Myanmar is directed to all countries in the region, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that a statement by President Joe Biden about the military coup in Myanmar is directed at all countries in the region, when ...
Feb 01, 2021
Germany sends doctors and ventilators to help Portugal with COVID-19 crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's military will send more than 20 doctors and nurses to Portugal, where space in hospital intensive care units is running out after a surge in coronavirus infections. "We su...
Feb 01, 2021
Euro should be global standard for hydrogen trades, EU says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will seek to establish the euro as the reference currency for international hydrogen trading as it makes a dash for clean energy sources, the blo...
Feb 01, 2021
U.N. fears situation will worsen for Rohingya in Myanmar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar on Monday will worsen the situation for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims still in the country's Rakhine state, U.N. spokesman...
Feb 01, 2021
