Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada says Pfizer vaccine delay unfortunate, death toll to spike
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Friday that Pfizer's decision to temporarily cut shipments of some COVID-19 vaccines was unfortunate but should not hit its inoculation program. Pfizer said it would ...
Jan 15, 2021
EU working on digital tax, WTO reform proposals, trade official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union is working on a new proposal to try to resolve disputes with the United States over digital services taxes, EU Director General for Trade Sabine Weyand said o...
Jan 15, 2021
Factbox: U.S. president-elect Biden pledged to change immigration. Here's how
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has promised a quick and dramatic reversal of the restrictive immigration policies put in place by his predecessor President Donald Trump. Whil...
Jan 15, 2021
SoftBank Group, Hughes invest in British satellite communications firm OneWeb
(Reuters) - Britain's OneWeb said on Friday that SoftBank Group Corp and Hughes Network Systems LLC had invested in the satellite communications company, bringing its total funding to $1.4 billion. Fo...
Jan 15, 2021
Slovenia opposition submits no-confidence motion against government
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Slovenia's leftist opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against the centre-right government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa on Friday, and a secret parliamentary ballot is expe...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. consumer sentiment slips in early January
(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment dipped in early January as Americans reacted to the assault on the Capitol building in Washington and a relentless surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths, weighing...
Jan 15, 2021
Greece arrests suspected Syrian militant wanted in Netherlands
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek authorities have arrested a 37-year-old Syrian asylum seeker wanted in the Netherlands for suspected terrorism offences, a police official said on Friday. The man arrived on t...
Jan 15, 2021
European vaccine shipments fall short as Turkey, China race ahead
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union nations are receiving fewer-than-expected doses of coronavirus vaccines as U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer slows shipments while Turkey, Chin...
Jan 15, 2021
Tesla asks U.S. safety agency to declare speed display issue inconsequential
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla Inc filed a petition with U.S. auto safety regulators saying that 612,000 vehicles produced since 2012 do not fully comply with federal safety standard...
Jan 15, 2021
Italy extends COVID curbs amid third wave risks
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday issued a new decree extending curbs to keep lid on COVID-19 infections after the health ministry warned that the epide...
Jan 15, 2021
