Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden seeks to ease housing shortage with $5 billion 'carrot, no stick' approach
By Andy Sullivan and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is seeking to ease a national affordable housing shortage by pushing local governments to allow apartment buildings in n...
Apr 08, 2021
Opus Dei, leftist, former goalie: who's who in Peru election race?
By Marco Aquino and Maria Cervantes LIMA (Reuters) - Peru will vote for a new president on Sunday after a year of political turmoil, with a focus on the coronavirus pandemic, economic revival, corrupt...
Apr 08, 2021
U.S. interior secretary looks to restore Utah monuments slashed by Trump
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will kick off a two-day visit to Utah on Thursday where she will meet with tribes and political officials to discuss the...
Apr 08, 2021
Kremlin says it has to be ready for worst-case U.S. sanctions scenario
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had to be ready for the worst-case scenario in terms of U.S. sanctions because of what it described as Washington's hostile and unpredictabl...
Apr 08, 2021
Slovak watchdog says Sputnik V batch differs from those reviewed
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovak drug agency SUKL said on Thursday the Russian vaccine Sputnik V batch delivered to Slovakia differs from those reviewed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and medical jou...
Apr 08, 2021
Israel honours Holocaust victims as COVID-19 vaccines keep survivors alive
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A memorial siren brought traffic to a halt in Israel on Thursday as it honoured six million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust, and gave thanks for its swift rol...
Apr 08, 2021
McCarthy Stone gets 200 million pounds financing to boost retirement home supply
(Reuters) - Infrastructure investors John Laing Group and Macquarie Capital will invest 200 million pounds ($274.76 million) in retirement living homes developed by McCarthy Stone, the companies said ...
Apr 08, 2021
Equinor, SSE aim to build the world's first hydrogen power plant
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian energy firm Equinor and British utility SSE have agreed to jointly develop the world's first 100% hydrogen-fuelled power plant in Britain, the companies said on Thursday. Hy...
Apr 08, 2021
Australia recommends the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to people under 50
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday it now recommends the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine over that produced by AstraZeneca. for people under the age of 50. Europe's drug regulator on Wed...
Apr 08, 2021
ECB's Lagarde sees receding growth risk beyond short term
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic will weigh on euro zone growth over the coming months but longer term risks are receding and growth will pick up once lockdown measures can be lifted, Eu...
Apr 08, 2021
