Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU states breached air pollution limits in 2020 despite COVID
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Most European Union countries broke at least one air pollution limit last year, even as COVID-19 lockdowns improved air quality in many regions, according to provis...
Sep 21, 2021
McDonald’s Happy Meal toys to go green globally by 2025
By Hilary Russ (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Tuesday it will drastically cut the use of plastic in the more than 1 billion children's toys it sells globally each year by the end of 2025. The cha...
Sep 21, 2021
Burundi grenade blasts kill five, health worker says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Explosions killed at least five people and injured 50 in Burundi's largest city Bujumbura on Monday night, a health worker told Reuters after the latest in a string of attacks in t...
Sep 21, 2021
UK police arrest man over theft of Mary Queen of Scots’ rosary beads
LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested a man on Tuesday in connection with the theft of gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots to her execution in 1587, among items worth more than 1 mil...
Sep 21, 2021
Ryanair says Boeing risks ceding European low-cost market to Airbus
LONDON (Reuters) - Ryanair on Tuesday warned that Boeing risked forgoing the main driver of growth in Europe, low-cost airlines, to rival Airbus unless it reversed a recent price increase. Europe's la...
Sep 21, 2021
Factbox-Who was the third man in Russian nerve agent attack?
LONDON (Reuters) - British police on Tuesday said a third Russian man was involved in the nerve agent attack on double agent Sergei Skripal in southern England three years ago. Police said there was e...
Sep 21, 2021
Michigan doctors react to news that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe for younger kids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Local doctors are excited by the news from Pfizer that their COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for kids ages 5 to 11. Doctor Andrew Jameson, with Mercy Healt...
Sep 21, 2021
Brazilian airline Gol to operate 250 electric air taxis by 2025
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Avolon to buy or lease 250 electric air taxis. In a securities filing, Gol said i...
Sep 21, 2021
UK police plead for help over Nigerian boy’s torso found in Thames in 2001
LONDON (Reuters) - Police in London appealed on Tuesday to anyone with information about the murder of a Nigerian boy whose torso was found in the River Thames 20 years ago to come forward to help the...
Sep 21, 2021
Poland recommends COVID-19 booster shot for people over 50
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will recommend a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over 50 as well as healthcare workers, a deputy health minister said on Tuesday. Waldemar Kraska said the boo...
Sep 21, 2021
