Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bells and candlelight to honor 400,000 COVID dead on eve of U.S. presidential handover
By Susan Heavey and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hours before they are set to take the helm of a country in crisis, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris pla...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
London 2012 chief Mills feels Tokyo Games unlikely to go ahead
LONDON (Reuters) - The former deputy chairman of the 2012 London Olympic organising committee said on Tuesday he would be planning for a cancellation if in charge of the Tokyo Games. Keith Mills told ...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Iran blacklists Trump, U.S. officials as his term nears end
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran blacklisted U.S. President Donald Trump and several current and former senior U.S. officials on Tuesday over what it called "terrorist and anti-human rights" acts, a move widely...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021

Josh Groban to perform for Biden at 59th Inaugural National Prayer Service
Over the weekend, Josh Groban sang at the "Indoguration" for President-elect Joe Biden 's German Shepherd, Major . But on Thursday, he'll actually get to sing for Biden himself. Josh is one of the per...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Brazil battles Chinese red tape to get key vaccine ingredients, sources say
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil is battling bureaucracy in China to free up exports of active ingredients for vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Sinovac Biotech, ...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
WHO health regulations need tweaks but not major change – panel
GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Health Regulations remain a cornerstone of public health security and need improving in some areas, but not major changes, the chair of a World Health Organization...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
U.S. judge rejects ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli’s bid for compassionate release from prison
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli's request to be freed from prison, rejecting his claim that his deteriorating mental he...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Britain to give COVID-19 shots to key vaccine supply workers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday said it would give COVID-19 shots to up to 2,000 people working in vaccine supply chains, after AstraZeneca requested protection for its workers trying to deliver...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
France’s Macron says success in Sahel enables operational change
BREST, France (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday opened the door to withdrawing some troops from the Sahel region saying that Paris was able to adjust its operations after success...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021
Investors pump $125 million into EV charging startup Volta
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Volta, a San Francisco-based electric vehicle charging startup, said on Tuesday it had raised $125 million from investors. The Series D round brings Volta's total funding t...
Syndicated Content Jan 19, 2021





