Author Archives: Syndicated Content
On guns, abortion and voting rights, Trump leaves lasting mark on U.S. judiciary
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When a U.S. appeals court declared that Florida could make it harder for convicted felons to vote - a ruling decried by civil rights activists - the impact of...
Jan 15, 2021
Investors push for social media controls ahead of U.S. inauguration
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Pension fund managers and religious investors on Friday asked top social media companies to step up their content control efforts to reduce the threat of violence ahe...
Jan 15, 2021
Some big U.S. pharmacies will not check ID before administering COVID-19 vaccines
By Richa Naidu, Tina Bellon and Aishwarya Venugopal CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many U.S. pharmacies, including those inside Kroger Co supermarkets and the drugstore chain of CVS Health Corp, say the...
Jan 15, 2021
German court halts criminal proceedings against former VW CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court in Braunschweig, Germany, said on Friday it had halted criminal proceedings against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn for alleged market manipulation as part of...
Jan 15, 2021
Askar Mamin reappointed as Kazakh prime minister after election
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Askar Mamin as prime minister on Friday and the newly elected lower house of parliament swiftly approved his appointment after r...
Jan 15, 2021
Nepal approves AstraZeneca COVID vaccine for emergency use: government statement
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal on Friday granted approval for AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the country. "Conditional permission has been granted for emergency use aut...
Jan 15, 2021
Iran tests ballistic missiles, drones in military exercise, state TV says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired "abundant" surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and tested locally manufactured new drones in a military exercise on Friday, state television repor...
Jan 15, 2021
China's battle against fresh COVID outbreak clouds economic recovery
By Sophie Yu and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - From cancelled hotel bookings ahead of the Lunar New Year to steel piled up at mills because of transport curbs in Hebei province, China's battle against...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. stock funds draw $2.2 billion in week: Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds saw inflows of $2.2 billion in the week ended Wednesday, a period when Wall Street indexes hit record highs on optimism that President-elect Joe Biden will be able to pus...
Jan 15, 2021
EMA chief hopes J&J will seek COVID-19 vaccine approval next month
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) hopes Johnson & Johnson will seek regulatory approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in February, its executive director said on Friday. "We hope it is...
Jan 15, 2021
