Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Crowds in Rio mourn man slain by police; his daughter calls them 'bandits'
By Ricardo Moraes RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Crowds gathered on Tuesday in a Rio de Janeiro cemetery to bury Marcelo Guimares, the latest victim to be killed by police in Brazil, home to some of the w...
Jan 05, 2021
Apple will modify executive bonuses based on environmental values in 2021
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said in its annual proxy filing on Tuesday that it will modify executive cash bonuses based on progress toward the company's social and environmental goals. "Beginning in 2021, a...
Jan 05, 2021
Tiffany posts record holiday sales on online, China demand
(Reuters) -U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co said it reported record sales for the 2020 holiday period as consumers stuck at home shopped more online and shoppers in China spent more on jewelry. The company, ...
Jan 05, 2021
White Kenosha cop cleared in shooting of Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wisc. (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a white police officer in the Aug. 23 shooting of Black man Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, an incident that touched off deadly street prot...
Jan 05, 2021
Brazil Health Ministry 1,171 new COVID-19 deaths, 56,648 cases
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 56,648 additional cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,171 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Ped...
Jan 05, 2021
Studies to see if Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses can be halved may take two months
(Reuters) - Scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc may take about two months to determine whether doses of the company's COVID-19 vaccine can be halved to double the supply of...
Jan 05, 2021
Macy's to close 45 stores this year
(Reuters) - Department store operator Macy's Inc said on Tuesday it would close about 45 stores this year as part of its three-year plan to lower store count in order to focus on its more productive o...
Jan 05, 2021
North Korea began its ruling Workers' Party congress on Tuesday: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea began its ruling Workers' Party congress on Tuesday, where leader Kim Jong Un is expected to deliver a speech, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. (Re...
Jan 05, 2021
Peruvian minister raises 'controversy' over Pfizer vaccine liability clause
By Maria Cervantes LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's health minister said on Tuesday that "controversy" had arisen over a liability waiver in the country's negotiations to obtain COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer I...
Jan 05, 2021
Despite pressure from Trump, Pence won't interfere in election count Wednesday: advisers
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite growing pressure from President Donald Trump to help overturn his election loss, Vice President Mike Pence plans to stick to his ceremonial duties when pre...
Jan 05, 2021
