Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF says rich countries could use taxes to reduce inequalities
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said advanced economies could use more progressive income taxes, inheritance and property taxes, and taxes on "exces...
Apr 01, 2021
Saudi man arrested as juvenile could face execution despite reforms: Human Rights Watch
By Raya Jalabi DUBAI (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch says a Saudi man who was convicted following a "grossly unfair trial" for crimes committed when he was a minor risks being executed although the Sau...
Apr 01, 2021
Bionic arm answers trainee vicar's prayers
By Stuart McDill COLCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Sixteen years after losing his right arm in a car crash, a trainee vicar from Colchester has had his prayers answered thanks to a bionic arm. Now a fath...
Apr 01, 2021
McConnell pledges "fight" against Biden infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell predicted on Thursday that President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan will not get support from Republican lawmakers in Co...
Apr 01, 2021
Brazil faces "very serious situation" in pandemic: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - A number of states in Brazil are in critical condition and hospitals are overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organization epidemiologist Maria van Kerkhove told a bri...
Apr 01, 2021
Virginia's high court approves removal of Confederate statues
(Reuters) - Virginia's highest court on Thursday ruled the city of Charlottesville can remove two Confederate statues, including one of General Robert E. Lee that was the focus of a deadly white natio...
Apr 01, 2021
Police to provide more information on California shooting that left four dead, including a child
(Reuters) - Authorities were expected to offer more information on Thursday on a shooting that left four people dead, including a child, on Wednesday at an office building in suburban Los Angeles befo...
Apr 01, 2021
Follow-up probe of virus origins expected - WHO's Tedros
GENEVA (Reuters) - Experts examining the origins of the coronavirus first identified in China will follow up on an initial report released this week but details are still not set, World Health Organiz...
Apr 01, 2021
IMF's $650 billion SDR allocation could be distributed in August: U.S. Treasury officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $650 billion increase in International Monetary Fund reserves could be distributed to member countries in August, but only a small portion is likely to be converted to hard cu...
Apr 01, 2021
Italy reports 501 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, 23,649 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 501 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday against 467 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections decreased to 23,649 from 23,90...
Apr 01, 2021
