Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. markets regulator raises bar for waivers for sanctioned companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Businesses that run afoul of U.S. securities laws will not be able to seek a waiver to keep doing certain types of business as part of their settlement negotiations with the Sec...
Feb 11, 2021
State Dept. condemns Russia’s crackdown on Jehovah’s Witnesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday condemned Russia's continued crackdown on Jehovah's Witnesses and other peaceful religious minorities in the strongest possible terms, State Depart...
Feb 11, 2021
Britain, France, Germany condemn Houthi attack on Saudi’s Abha airport
PARIS (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany on Thursday condemned a spate of attacks on Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen, saying the proliferation of drones posed a serious thre...
Feb 11, 2021
Blue Jackets activate G Elvis Merzlikins
The Columbus Blue Jackets activated goaltender Elvis Merzlikins off injured reserve and recalled defenseman Andrew Peeke from the taxi squad, the team announced Thursday. Merzlikins had missed the Blu...
Feb 11, 2021
Russia to consider vaccinating Euro 2020 staff against COVID-19
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia is considering whether to vaccinate staff working at European Championship soccer matches in St. Petersburg this year against COVID-19, the head of the local ...
Feb 11, 2021
‘This really hit home’: California Chinatown crime wave prompts actors to offer reward
By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) - A crime wave in Oakland, California's Chinatown has rankled the community heading into the Lunar New Year, prompting celebrities to offer a reward to fight anti-Asian ha...
Feb 11, 2021
Bitcoin donations surge to jailed Kremlin critic Navalny’s cause – data
By Anton Zverev and Catherine Belton MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's movement has received bitcoin donations worth nearly $300,000 this year, outstripping the total amount it...
Feb 11, 2021
68.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered, 46.4 million administered: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 46,390,270 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and delivered 68,285,575 doses. The...
Feb 11, 2021
France reaches 2.135 million first injections of coronavirus vaccine
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Health Ministry said on Thursday that 2.135 million people had received a first injection of the COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the vaccination campaign, while 535,77...
Feb 11, 2021
CBO projects 2021 U.S. deficit at $2.26 trillion, excluding Biden stimulus plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congressional Budget Office on Thursday estimated that the U.S. federal budget deficit would shrink to $2.258 trillion in fiscal 2021 from $3.132 trillion in fiscal 2020, bu...
Feb 11, 2021
