Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fighting pauses in Sudanese city of El Geneina, death toll reaches 87
KHARTOUM/CAIRO (Reuters) - An uneasy calm was restored to the capital of Sudan's West Darfur state on Wednesday, residents said, after five days of fighting between Arab and Masalit tribesmen in which...
Apr 07, 2021
Fed's Evans sees 'uncomfortable' months of higher inflation ahead
(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Wednesday said he is optimistic and confident in his forecast for stronger growth this year, but said that the Fed will need to see ...
Apr 07, 2021
U.S. reviewing 5,600 migrant child cases for possible separations at U.S.-Mexico border
By Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is reviewing the cases of 5,600 migrant children to see whether they were separated from parents at the U.S.-Mexico bord...
Apr 07, 2021
Yellen proposes wide-ranging corporate tax changes to pay for infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday presented a corporate tax hike plan linked to President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure investments that she said woul...
Apr 07, 2021
Italy reports 627 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 13,708 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 627 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 421 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 13,708 from 7,767 the ...
Apr 07, 2021
German vaccine experts: No risks in vaccine switch after first Astra dose
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's vaccine advisory committee sees no disadvantages or risks from giving younger recipients of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine a second dose of an alternative shot, two of its...
Apr 07, 2021
Russian lawmaker floats idea of Zoom ban after it halts sales to state bodies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A lawmaker from Russia's ruling party floated the idea of banning Zoom on Wednesday after the video conferencing company reportedly told its distributors to stop selling subscriptio...
Apr 07, 2021
UK's Johnson sees no change to plan to ease restrictions after Astra news
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he did not expect to change the government's plans for relaxing COVID-19 restrictions as health regulators recommended that people aged und...
Apr 07, 2021
Benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh risks: Swedish Medical Products Agency
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish Medical Products Agency said on Wednesday the benefits of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweighed the risks after the EU drug regulator said it had found a possib...
Apr 07, 2021
Egypt's Sisi warns of potential for conflict over Ethiopian dam
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday warned Ethiopia of the risk of conflict over its giant dam on the Blue Nile after talks involving the two countries and Sudan end...
Apr 07, 2021
