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Mexico’s foreign minister blasts OAS’ Almagro over Bolivia stance
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign minister on Friday criticized the work of the head of the Organization of American States, adding to its earlier rebuke that the group should not intervene in ...
Jun 04, 2021
Lockheed in discussions with government to finalize F-35 deliveries for 2022
(Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp, which aims to produce 169 F-35 fighter jets in 2022, is in discussions with the U.S. government to finalize total aircraft deliveries and production rate for the year...
Jun 04, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/4: Hospitalizations up slightly
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Friday reported hospitalizations in the tri-county due to COVID-19 have increased by four in the last 24 hours. One of the extra b...
Jun 04, 2021
Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide gets U.S. FDA approval for obesity treatment
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard (Reuters) -Denmark's Novo Nordisk on Friday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its semaglutide drug as a treatment for obesity. Novo said it expects to...
Jun 04, 2021
Brazil to get 3 million J&J COVID-19 shots early
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said on Friday that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen will deliver 3 million COVID-19 vaccine shots this month, ahead of schedule. "We...
Jun 04, 2021
Biden sees ransomware attacks as rising national security concern – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden views increasingly frequent ransomware attacks to be a "rising national security concern," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Frida...
Jun 04, 2021
Biden still backs his corporate tax plan but keeping options open – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden still believes in his corporate tax hike proposal but is willing to keep an open mind as he prepares to talk with Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capit...
Jun 04, 2021
Serbia and Argentina start producing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Argentina and Serbia gave an official start to the industrial production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus, Russian state TV channel Rossiya 24 reported on Fr...
Jun 04, 2021
White House says report on strange aerial objects not yet finalized
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House declined comment on reports on Friday about a series of sightings of mysterious unmanned aerial objects, saying a soon-to-be-released government report on the su...
Jun 04, 2021
ISS asks Extended Stay shareholders to vote for Blackstone and Starwood’s new offer
(Reuters) - Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended shareholders of Extended Stay America to vote for Blackstone Group and Starwood Capital's raised takeover offer, the hotel ...
Jun 04, 2021
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