Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Local funding crisis threatens U.S. vaccine rollout
By Carl O'Donnell and Rebecca Spalding NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seattle public health officials have so little COVID-19 funding on hand they worry they will have to shut down some virus testing sites as t...
Dec 31, 2020
U.S. vaccinations in 2020 falling far short of target of 20 million people
By Rebecca Spalding and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Only about 2.6 million Americans had received a COVID-19 vaccine going into the last day of December, putting the United States far short of the gove...
Dec 31, 2020
Emergency cash calls, tech IPO frenzy push 2020 banker fees to record high
By Abhinav Ramnarayan, Clara Denina and Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) - Emergency corporate fundraising and a clamour for tech stock market listings pushed equity capital market volumes to over $1 tril...
Dec 31, 2020
Pope will not lead New Year services because of flare up of leg pain
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will not lead New Year's Eve and New Year's Day services because of a flare up of his sciatica condition, which produces pain in his right leg, the Vatican said o...
Dec 31, 2020
Singapore sees most local coronavirus cases in 3 months, more of new variant
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore reported five locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Thursday, its highest number in nearly three months, and was seeking to verify two others suspected of being infecte...
Dec 31, 2020
EU wants swift resolution of aircraft dispute with Biden
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday that new U.S. tariffs on EU products disrupted ongoing negotiations with Washington to resolve a 16-year battle over aircraft subsidies an...
Dec 31, 2020
Belarus to hold referendum on constitutional changes, says Lukashenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday the country would hold referendum on constitutional changes, the Belta state news agency reported. Lukashenko, who has fac...
Dec 31, 2020
French wine exporters say U.S. wine taxes a "sledgehammer" to sector
PARIS (Reuters) - The U.S. decision to impose additional tariffs on French wines and cognac, which come in addition to a first set of tariffs late last year, will cost the sector a total of over 1 bil...
Dec 31, 2020
World risks 'moral catastrophe' if COVID shots delayed in Africa, its CDC chief says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The world risks a "moral catastrophe" if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations, the head of the continent's disease...
Dec 31, 2020
Saudi-led coalition strikes at Yemen capital after attacks on Aden blamed on Houthis
ADEN (Reuters) - Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck targets in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Thursday in retaliation for attacks in the southern port city of Aden the previous day that took p...
Dec 31, 2020
