Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Honduras asks WHO for priority COVID-19 vaccines after storm devastation
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Wednesday asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to make the Central American nation a priority in deliverie...
Feb 10, 2021
Biden administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Obamacare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Obamacare healthcare law should be upheld, reversing the position taken by the government ...
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. January budget deficit hits record $163 billion as new aid checks sent out
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a budget deficit of $163 billion in January, a record high for the month and a $130 billion jump from the deficit in the same month la...
Feb 10, 2021
Myanmar faces European push at U.N. to condemn coup
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' top human rights body is to consider a resolution on Friday drafted by Britain and the European Union that would condemn Myanmar's military ...
Feb 10, 2021
NBA: League says all teams must play national anthem before games
(Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban's plan not to play "The Star-Spangled Banner" before home games may be short-lived as the NBA said on Wednesday all teams must play the national anthem pr...
Feb 10, 2021
Iran produces uranium metal, IAEA says, in latest breach of deal
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has carried out its plan to produce uranium metal, the U.N. atomic watchdog confirmed on Wednesday, despite Western powers having warned Iran that would brea...
Feb 10, 2021
CBS scores record $545 million in Super Bowl ad revenue despite low ratings
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - ViacomCBS' CBS network generated a record $545 million in advertising spending during the NFL's Super Bowl LV this past Sunday, according to preliminary estimates from resea...
Feb 10, 2021
65.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered, 44.7 million administered: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 44,769,970 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and delivered 65,972,575 doses. Th...
Feb 10, 2021
In response to Myanmar coup, Biden signs order for sanctions on generals, businesses
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday he had approved an executive order for new sanctions on those responsible for the military coup in Myanmar and he repeated demands for the g...
Feb 10, 2021
Two masks protect better than one; asthma, antiviral drugs show promise as treatments
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Feb 10, 2021
