by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Business, Economy, Health, Politics, Top News, US
By Nandita Bose and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the faster issuance of pandemic stimulus checks to needy families and increased food aid for children who normally rely on school meals, an effort to ease...
by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Business, Health, US
By Melissa Fares and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walmart Inc said it is preparing to offer COVID-19 vaccinations in seven more states, as well as in Chicago and Puerto Rico, this week and next, expanding beyond the two states where its...
by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Business, Health, Politics, Technology, US
(Reuters) – Amazon Inc said on Thursday it will open a pop-up clinic in its Seattle headquarters on Jan. 24 with an aim to vaccinate 2,000 eligible members of the public against COVID-19 on the first day. Amazon Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs...
by Reuters | Jan 22, 2021 | Business, Economy, Europe, Health, Science
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Two law firms are suing Bayer for damages on behalf of shareholders, claiming the German group’s management should have warned of the risk of lawsuits over the Roundup weedkiller when Bayer acquired Roundup maker Monsanto. Weekly...
by Reuters | Jan 21, 2021 | Business, Europe, Health, Politics
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – KLM said it would cut an additional 1,000 jobs in 2021 and warned on Thursday that government plans to require all passengers and crew to pass a COVID-19 test before flying to the Netherlands would ground its long-haul flights. KLM, which...
by Reuters | Jan 21, 2021 | Business, Europe, Health, US
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European countries should use all available vaccine doses provided by biotech firm BioNTech and its partner Pfizer because there will be enough for the requisite second booster shot due to a planned production ramp-up, BioNTech’s...
