Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Acting AG Rosen stepping down as Trump administration ends
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will step down on Wednesday after temporarily heading the Justice Department and serving as the No. 2 official sin...
Jan 20, 2021
Indian villagers celebrate inauguration of Kamala Harris
By Ravikumar P and Sudarshan Varadhan THULASENDRAPURAM, India (Reuters) - Residents of the ancestral Indian village of Kamala Harris celebrated her inauguration as U.S. vice president on Wednesday by ...
Jan 20, 2021
Pandemic-driven cleaning routines boost P&G sales forecast again
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co raised its full-year sales forecast for a second time on Wednesday as the consumer products giant benefited from a sustained high level of demand for its home care and ...
Jan 20, 2021
Intensifying Islamist insurgency in Mozambique drives humanitarian crisis
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - More than half-a-million people have fled their homes due to an Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique, and the violence and humanitarian crisis will worsen without intern...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden to sign 15 actions to address U.S. 'crises' after taking office on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will sign 15 executive actions after he is sworn in as U.S. president on Wednesday, aides said, undoing policies put in place by outgoing President Donald Trump and ma...
Jan 20, 2021
WHO chief welcomes EU Council proposal for pandemic preparedness treaty
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday welcomed a proposal by the European Council to negotiate a global treaty on pandemic preparedness, noting it ...
Jan 20, 2021
Thai police summon activist for false abduction report
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Police in Thailand summoned a political activist for falsifying a statement on Wednesday, after his claim that he was abducted stirred anger on social media and allegations of stat...
Jan 20, 2021
EU hits game distributor Valve, 5 others with 7.8 million euro fine
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. distributor Valve Corp, owner of the world's largest video game distribution platform Steam, and 5 video game publishers received a 7.8-million-euro ($9.45 mi...
Jan 20, 2021
Greece optimistic over talks with Turkey but won't discuss sovereignty
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will approach talks with Turkey next week over their disputed territorial claims in a hopeful spirit but will not discuss issues it considers as sovereign rights, Prime Minis...
Jan 20, 2021
China steps up COVID-19 vaccine drive ahead of Lunar New Year
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - When American restaurant worker Simon Sunwoo was offered a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine in Shanghai this month through his employer he jumped at the chance. "They w...
Jan 20, 2021
