Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Texas Lt. Governor urges governor to roll back storm power pricing
(Reuters) - Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick on Thursday called for Governor Greg Abbott to use his emergency powers to roll back high storm power pricing that has roiled the state's electricity ...
Mar 18, 2021
New IDB fund to protect Amazon may receive up to $1 billion in donations
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A fund created by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to protect the Amazon rainforest could receive up to $1 billion in donations, the bank's president said on Thursday, addi...
Mar 18, 2021
Hezbollah leader says new cabinet necessary to tackle financial crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday a new government was the only way out for the country out of its financial crisis but suggested a cabinet of speci...
Mar 18, 2021
Biden says 65% of people 65 or older have received at least one COVID vaccine shot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday said 65% of Americans who are 65 years and older have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Biden also said his administration will mee...
Mar 18, 2021
U.S. safety agency reviewing 23 Tesla crashes; three from recent weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. auto safety agency disclosed on Thursday it has opened 25 investigations into crashes of Tesla vehicles, including three crashes in recent weeks, and 23 remain active. ...
Mar 18, 2021
President Biden weighing new sanctions to block Russian gas pipeline: BBG
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is weighing additional sanctions to block construction of the nearly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, potentially including the...
Mar 18, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Burns to be CIA director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed veteran diplomat William Burns on Thursday to become President Joe Biden's Central Intelligence Agency director. The Senate voted by unanimous consent, wi...
Mar 18, 2021
Alpine skiing: Shiffrin may tweak schedule ahead of Olympics
(Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin said she may have to adjust her schedule to stay fit for next year's winter Olympics in Beijing after missing the start of this season due to a back injury. American Shiff...
Mar 18, 2021
Germany to resume vaccination with AstraZeneca on Friday
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will resume administering AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine on Friday morning, Health Minister Jens Spahn said, after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) stated earlier that...
Mar 18, 2021
Dutch to resume AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations next week - minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch health minister on Thursday said the Netherlands would resume using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine next week now that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the sho...
Mar 18, 2021
