Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Congress accepts Electoral College result; clears way for Biden to become president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden was cleared to be sworn in as U.S. president on Jan. 20 when Vice President Mike Pence declared that Congress had confirmed the Electoral College tally of sta...
Jan 07, 2021
U.S. Congress certifies enough Electoral College votes to give Biden victory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Thursday certified enough Electoral College votes for Democrat Joe Biden to hand him the victory in the Nov. 3 presidential race over Republican President D...
Jan 07, 2021
Moderna aiming to make up to 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine this year
PARIS (Reuters) - Moderna Inc is on track to deliver between 600 million and 1 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this year, Chief Executive Stephane Bancel said on Thursday. Bancel said Moderna ha...
Jan 07, 2021
Saudi's surprise output cut to lift Brent to $60/bbl by mid-year - UBS
(Reuters) - UBS raised its forecast for Brent oil prices to $60 per barrel by mid-year, following Saudi Arabia's surprise unilateral production cut and expectations of a sharp recovery in demand in th...
Jan 07, 2021
Woman dies from suspected shark attack in New Zealand
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - A woman in New Zealand died on Thursday following a suspected shark attack in the country's northern island, police said in a statement. She was pulled from the wat...
Jan 07, 2021
Danish prosecutor charges two UK citizens over unlawful dividend tax refunds
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish prosecutors said on Thursday they had charged two UK citizens with fraud over obtaining 9 billion Danish crowns ($1.5 billion) in unlawful dividend tax refunds. ($1 = 6.0...
Jan 07, 2021
European shares extend gains on recovery hopes
(Reuters) - European stocks climbed for a second straight session on Thursday, driven by hopes that a bumper U.S. stimulus package and large-scale coronavirus vaccine rollouts across the continent wil...
Jan 07, 2021
Veoneer says returned to organic sales growth in fourth quarter, to accelerate in 2021
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Automotive technology group Veoneer expects to have returned to organic sales growth in the fourth quarter of 2020 and sees growth accelerating in 2021, it said in a statement on...
Jan 07, 2021
Two U.S. police officers dismissed over Breonna Taylor's killing, union says
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - One of the U.S. police officers who shot Black emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor in Louisville and the officer who prepared the warrant for the botched raid dur...
Jan 07, 2021
Top 25 roundup: Louisville upends No. 19 Virginia Tech
Carlik Jones scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half and David Johnson added 17 as host Louisville overcame No. 19 Virginia Tech scoring the game's first 11 points to upset the Hokies 73-71 on W...
Jan 07, 2021
