Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indian state's "Love Jihad" law denounced by ex-bureaucrats, diplomats in open letter
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW (Reuters) - Over 100 retired senior civil servants and diplomats urged the Hindu nationalist leader of Uttar Pradesh state to repeal a new law criminalising forced religious ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
Explainer-Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
(Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, prioritizing the rapid deployment of the shot as...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
Waiting for mass vaccines, California cafe will 'have to hang on'
By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The months leading up to widespread COVID-19 vaccinations will be difficult for Farley's East, a cafe in Oakland, and other small businesses in California slamm...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
Italy aims to vaccinate 10-15 million people against COVID-19 by April-PM
ROME (Reuters) - Italy aims to vaccinate between 10 and 15 million people against COVID-19 by April, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday, adding he expects the vaccine to have an impact on...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine can be up to 80% effective with a delay between doses - UK official
LONDON (Reuters) - Oxford and AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine can be 80% effective when there are three months between shots, an official involved in approving the vaccine in Britain said, but there is...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
U.S. Congress inches closer to Trump veto override as Republican tensions grow
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was due on Wednesday to hold a procedural vote that could pave the way for Congress to override President Donald Trump's veto ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law - UN
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 violated U.S. obligations under international law...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
Tennis-Barty to partner American Brady for Australian Open doubles
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Women's world number one Ash Barty will partner U.S. Open semi-finalist Jennifer Brady of the United States in doubles at the 2021 Australian Open in a high-profile pairing betwe...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
Celebrated French DJ tells fans ahead of Louvre gig: 'get the vaccine'
PARIS (Reuters) - French DJ David Guetta said he hoped everybody would get vaccinated against COVID-19, shortly before recording a charity concert outside the Louvre Museum in Paris that will be strea...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
Top 25 roundup: Tulsa nips No. 5 Houston in last second
Brandon Rachal sank two free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining and the host Tulsa Golden Hurricane knocked off the fifth-ranked Houston Cougars 65-64 on Tuesday. Rachal paired a season-high 22 points ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2020
