Author Archives: Syndicated Content
No decision yet on foreign spectators, says Tokyo 2020 president Hashimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - A decision has not been reached on whether to allow foreign spectators to watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said on Thursd...
Mar 11, 2021
German industry urges EU to toughen response to unfair Chinese trade practices
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union should take a tougher approach to protecting companies from unfair Chinese trade practices as Beijing is not keeping its promise to further open up its economy, G...
Mar 11, 2021
EU drugs regulator gives green light to J&J's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - The European Union's drugs regulator on Thursday recommended conditionally approving Johnson & Johnson's single dose COVID-19 vaccine, as the bloc seeks to speed up a stuttering inoculatio...
Mar 11, 2021
COVID-19 relief payments to start going out this month: White House's Deese
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top White House economic aide said on Thursday that direct payments from the recently passed coronavirus relief plan would start going out this month through direct deposits, ...
Mar 11, 2021
'Toe the line': Belarusian Eurovision song entry riles opposition
By Maria Vasilyeva MOSCOW (Reuters) - A rumbling political crisis in Belarus spilled over into the Eurovision Song Contest this week, as the country's state broadcaster nominated a band that has relea...
Mar 11, 2021
Abandoning government camp, migrants shelter on Gran Canaria cliff side
By Borja Suarez GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - More than 60 North African migrants are living in tents in the mountains of Spain's Gran Canaria island with no access to running water after leaving a ...
Mar 11, 2021
CVS expands COVID-19 vaccination program across 29 U.S. states
(Reuters) - CVS Health is expanding the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to more states in the United States, the drugstore chain said on Thursday, taking its program to nearly 1,200 stores across ...
Mar 11, 2021
Turkey, Russia, Qatar to push for political resolution in Syria
By Maher Chmaytelli, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Tom Balmforth DUBAI/ANKARA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Turkey, Russia and Qatar are making a joint attempt to promote a political solution to Syria's 10-year conflict, T...
Mar 11, 2021
India likely to block China's Huawei over security fears: officials
By Aftab Ahmed and Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is likely to block its mobile carriers from using telecom equipment made by China's Huawei, two government officials said, under procur...
Mar 11, 2021
Tanzania opposition leader says Magufuli in India with COVID-19
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's main opposition leader said on Thursday that President John Magufuli, an avowed COVID-19 sceptic out of public view for nearly two weeks, is in India re...
Mar 11, 2021
