Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU approves German coronavirus state aid scheme
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it had approved the German government's 12-billion-euro scheme to compensate companies for damages incurred due to coronavirus lockdowns l...
Jan 21, 2021
Trump resort revenue sank as pandemic spread: financial disclosure
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of former President Donald Trump's most high profile hospitality assets took a revenue hit last year as COVID lockdowns hurt business, according to a fina...
Jan 21, 2021
Czech parliament extends state of emergency until Feb. 14
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The lower house of the Czech parliament on Thursday extended the country's state of emergency until Feb. 14, a week less than the government had wanted as it seeks to keep in place ...
Jan 21, 2021
Bernie Sanders, bundled up at Biden inauguration, goes viral in a meme
By Richard Chang NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, wrapped up in a winter coat and mittens at the presidential inauguration, is now a fashion icon for looking like he was running an er...
Jan 21, 2021
EU promised help to Ukraine to get coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible: Zelenskiy
KYIV (Reuters) - The European Union has promised to help Ukraine obtain coronavirus vaccines as soon as possible, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office said on Thursday evening. Zelenskiy r...
Jan 21, 2021
U.N. envoy says Central African Republic needs more peacekeepers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations must deploy many more peacekeepers to Central African Republic to support government troops depleted by mass desertions during a recent surge in rebel attacks, ...
Jan 21, 2021
Irish COVID-19 death rate at pandemic high
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's COVID-19 death rate is at its highest level since the start of the pandemic with an average of 44 deaths per day in the past week, a senior health official said on Thursda...
Jan 21, 2021
Witness implicates Mexican soldiers in mass student kidnap, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Thursday that a witness implicated soldiers in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students in the southern state of Guerrer...
Jan 21, 2021
U.S. FTC names Rebecca Slaughter acting chair of the agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that Rebecca Kelly Slaughter had been designated the acting chair of the agency. (Reporting by Diane Bartz)
Jan 21, 2021
Runaway cost of oxygen tanks adds extra agony to pandemic in Mexico
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A shortage of oxygen tanks in Mexico City and a fourfold rise in prices for the life-saving gas are compounding the coronavirus crisis for the sprawling capital's h...
Jan 21, 2021
