Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pelosi says Trump offer on coronavirus bill falls short, still hopes for deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the offer President Donald Trump recently made on a coronavirus stimulus package after he scrapped talks fell far short of what t...
Oct 13, 2020
Novavax to explore combined influenza/COVID-19 vaccine for use post pandemic
(Reuters) - Novavax Inc said on Tuesday it has set up a team of company veterans as it seeks U.S. regulatory approval for its seasonal influenza vaccine and to help develop a combined influenza/COVID-...
Oct 13, 2020
Brazil keen to show EU-Mercosur accord still has support in Europe
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said Portugal favors swift approval of the trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercos...
Oct 13, 2020
Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk
TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in a provincial Tunisian town on Tuesday after authorities bulldozed an unlicensed cigarette kiosk, killing its owner sleepi...
Oct 13, 2020
Japan launches energy policy review amid global push for greener power
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday launched its latest three-yearly energy policy review, with the country grappling with a need to cut greenhouse gas emissions even as the public rem...
Oct 13, 2020
Suspected jihadists kill 12 soldiers in central Mali
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants killed 12 soldiers in two attacks in central Mali, the army said on Tuesday, burning down an army base and ambushing troops sent as re...
Oct 13, 2020
Court reinstates Texas governor’s order limiting ballot drop sites to one per county
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A federal appeals court reinstated an order from Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott that limits absentee ballot drop-off sites to only one per county, regardless of populat...
Oct 13, 2020
World Food Programme says needs $6.8 billion over next six months to avert famine
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations World food programme (WFP) will need to raise$6.8 billion over the next six months to avert famine amid the current COVID-19 crisis, the agency said on Tuesday. T...
Oct 13, 2020
How and when will EU countries get their recovery money?
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries will jointly borrow and then spend 750 billion euros ($880 billion) over the next three years to lift the economy out of the deepest recession in the hist...
Oct 13, 2020
Mexico says has accord with Pfizer for 34.4 million coronavirus vaccines
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday that Mexico has an agreement with pharmaceutical company Pfizer for up to 34.4 million vaccines against COVID-19. Ebrard...
Oct 13, 2020
