Author Archives: Syndicated Content
White House says Biden will speak on pandemic response next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the coronavirus pandemic response next week, the White House said on Friday, as he grapples with a new surge of infections and tries ...
Apr 16, 2021
UK approves diamond tycoon Nirav Modi's extradition to India
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has approved the extradition of fugitive Indian diamond tycoon Nirav Modi, a Home Office spokesman said on Friday. The jeweller fled India before details on his alleged invo...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. Justice Department announces first guilty plea in Capitol riots cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday publicly revealed its first plea agreement in the hundreds of criminal cases stemming from the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Jon Schaff...
Apr 16, 2021
UK delivers almost 550,000 daily COVID vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom delivered almost 550,000 vaccines in a 24-hour period, helping to boost the number of people who have now had a second vaccine, official data showed on Friday. Ac...
Apr 16, 2021
Kipchoge warming up for Olympics marathon in Netherlands race
By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the Olympic marathon champion and world record holder, said he was looking forward to a beautiful race on Sunday in Enschede, the Netherlan...
Apr 16, 2021
Iraq attacks deepen security woes as global, local rivals clash
By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of attacks in Iraq this week illustrates the increasingly dangerous tangle of local and regional rivalries confronting the country's secu...
Apr 16, 2021
Tokyo will rekindle hope like 1920 Games after war, Spanish flu: governor
(Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympics will give hope to humanity in its battle against COVID-19 just as the 1920 Antwerp Games brought people together in the aftermath of World War One and the Spanish flu pa...
Apr 16, 2021
France has given first COVID shots to nearly all retirement care home residents
PARIS (Reuters) - France has given a first COVID-19 vaccination injection to virtually 100% of retirement care home residents and three quarters have received two shots, Health Minister Olivier Veran ...
Apr 16, 2021
EU drug regulator to issue view on J&J vaccine side effects on April 20
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator on Friday said it would hold a press briefing on its review of very rare blood clotting disorders associated with the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 ...
Apr 16, 2021
Cruise industry executives, health experts meet to discuss restart plans
(Reuters) - Cruise industry executives met with health experts and White House staff earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday, following criticism of its ...
Apr 16, 2021
