Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for 'malign' actions
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia to punish it for alleged interference in U.S. elections, cyber-...
Apr 15, 2021
Advocacy group urges Zuckerberg to cancel plans to launch Instagram for kids
(Reuters) - An advocacy group on Thursday called on Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to not create a version of photo-sharing app Instagram for children who are under 13, as it wou...
Apr 15, 2021
Iran sees rising COVID-19 death rate if lockdown rules breached
DUBAI (Reuters) - The new coronavirus is killing one person every four minutes in Iran, state TV reported on Thursday, a death rate authorities said was sure to quicken if Iranians continue to fail to...
Apr 15, 2021
EMA starts review of GSK's monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency said on Thursday it is reviewing available data on the use of GlaxoSmithKline's monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19 patients. The agency said its review of ...
Apr 15, 2021
Ireland on track to ease curbs, cautiously watching English 'experiment'
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is on track to ease restrictions from May 4 to allow the phased reopening of all retail stores and hairdressers and will also develop a plan for further reopenings in June a...
Apr 15, 2021
Reuters website goes behind paywall in new strategy
(Reuters) - Reuters News on Thursday unveiled a new subscription website as part of a broad initiative to court business professionals. In addition to targeting its current global readership, the newl...
Apr 15, 2021
Nissan to slash production in Japan in May due to chip shortage: sources
By Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co will slash production at severalfactories in Japan next month due to a critical shortage ofsemiconductors, three sources with direct knowledge of the ...
Apr 15, 2021
"Shocking disparity" persists in vaccine distribution: WHO chief
GENEVA (Reuters) - There is still a "shocking disparity" in global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday. Tedro...
Apr 15, 2021
CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine attracts rising interest
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German biotech firm CureVac said it has seen the number of requests for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine increase over the past few days, as concerns over rare s...
Apr 15, 2021
U.S. retail sales surge; weekly jobless claims drop to one-year low
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales rebounded more than expected in March as Americans received additional pandemic relief checks from the government and increased COVID-19 vacci...
Apr 15, 2021
