Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IDB offers $1 billion to help Latin America, Caribbean with COVID-19 vaccinations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said on Wednesday said it would mobilize $1 billion to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean acquire and distribute COVID-1...
Dec 16, 2020
Ex-MLB star Vizquel accused of domestic violence
Former All-Star shortstop Omar Vizquel has been accused of domestic abuse by his wife, Bianca, according to a report in The Athletic. Bianca Vizquel, 36, who initiated divorce proceedings in August, r...
Dec 16, 2020
Lyft, Motional to launch multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023
By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - Lyft Inc and Motional will launch a multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023, the partners said on Wednesday. The driverless vehicles will be provided by Motional, ...
Dec 16, 2020
Americas region has nearly 31 million cases of COVID-19, 787,000 deaths- WHO official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Americas region has recorded nearly 31 million cases of the coronavirus and 787,000 related deaths, the World Health Organization director for the Americas, Carissa Etienne...
Dec 16, 2020
Winter storm set to deliver disruptive blow to U.S. Northeast
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - A major winter storm was making its way up the U.S. East Coast on Wednesday, ready to deliver a disruptive blow to the region, with up to 2 feet (60 cm) of snow i...
Dec 16, 2020
Nigeria to immediately reopen four land border crossing points
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will reopen four border crossing points immediately, more than a year after closing its land frontiers to crack down on smuggling, the government said on Wednesday. Nigeria c...
Dec 16, 2020
Shares of e-commerce firm Wish fall in market debut
(Reuters) - Shares of ContextLogic Inc, which does business as Wish, fell more than 5% in their debut on Wednesday after the e-commerce firm raised $1.1 billion in its stock market launch. The company...
Dec 16, 2020
Canada PM hopes for good news soon about fate of two detainees in China
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he hoped for good news soon about two citizens who have been held in China for the last two years in what Ottawa has describ...
Dec 16, 2020
High court agrees to hear NCAA athlete compensation case
By: Jessica Gresko WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to review a court decision that the NCAA has said blurred "the line between student-athletes and professionals" by removing caps o...
Dec 16, 2020
Chilean health regulator approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The Chilean health regulator has approved for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, paving the way for the first doses to be admini...
Dec 16, 2020
