Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Parler CEO says social media app, favored by Trump supporters, may not return
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content, may never...
Jan 13, 2021
Brazil registers 60,899 new coronavirus cases, 1,274 new COVID-19 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 60,899 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 1,274 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The South ...
Jan 13, 2021
U.S. traffic deaths jump after coronavirus lockdowns expire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths jumped dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, rising 13.1% in the three months ending Sept. 30, auto safety regulators said on Wednesday. In...
Jan 13, 2021
Gut bacteria tied to disease severity, immune response; high mental health toll seen in ICUs
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Jan 13, 2021
‘Walkable chair’ makes standing on the job an easier prospect
(Reuters) - If you or your employees have a job that requires standing for long periods of time, Japanese startup Archelis may have the device for you. The 'archelisFX' - whose name derives from the J...
Jan 13, 2021
Lebanon’s caretaker health minister hospitalised with COVID-19
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to hospital, a statement from the ministry said. "The minister has bee...
Jan 13, 2021
New York pleads for more COVID-19 vaccine as daily U.S. death toll hits record
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the United States recorded its highest single-day death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began nearly a year ago, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday...
Jan 13, 2021
Philanthropists need to get ‘uncomfortable’ to change sector, Ford Foundation president says
(Reuters) - Philanthropists should get "uncomfortable" and acknowledge the benefits some of them have reaped from a system of social and economic inequality exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic if ...
Jan 13, 2021
U.S. judge in Facebook antitrust lawsuits sets March, April deadlines for responses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The judge overseeing separate lawsuits against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a big group of states set a March deadline for the social media company to respond, a...
Jan 13, 2021
Africa Union secures 270 million COVID-19 vaccine doses: Ramaphosa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team has secured a provisional 270 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for African countries, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on W...
Jan 13, 2021
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