Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazilian banks’ profitability falls in 2020, but recovery expected this year – central bank
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian banks saw profitability fall last year for the first time since the 2015-2016 recession, according to a central bank report on the banking system on Monday, as the COVID...
Jun 07, 2021
Venice hopes to restart business as COVID-19 curbs are lifted
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Venetians breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as the lagoon city finally moved into a low-risk COVID-19 "white zone", meaning most pandemic restrictions were lifted and a nig...
Jun 07, 2021
Indiana police looking for drivers who hike border to Michigan to buy legal marijuana
SOUTH BEND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Police officials in northern Indiana, near the Michigan border, believe legalized recreational marijuana in Michigan has led to a spike in arrests for people drivin...
Jun 07, 2021
Palestinian teen bears scar of eviction battle in East Jerusalem
By Sinan Abu Mayzer Zainah El-Haroun JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jana Kiswani, a 16-year-old Palestinian, was entering her home in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah when an Israeli police of...
Jun 07, 2021
EU veto ‘hostage’-taking on foreign policy must end: Germany’s Maas
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister said on Monday the European Union should abolish the right of individual member states to veto foreign policy measures as the 27-nation bloc could not all...
Jun 07, 2021
Swedish ‘flying’ boat aims to help save Venice from the waves
VENICE (Reuters) - Venice has long been in peril from the waves that motor boats create along its canals, eroding the foundations of historic buildings and threatening them with collapse. A new electr...
Jun 07, 2021
Egypt to start local production of Sinovac vaccine mid-June – minister
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt received 500,000 doses of China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine on monday, airport sources said, as the health ministry said local production of the Chinese vaccine will start in...
Jun 07, 2021
Funding and vaccines sought from G20 nations for COVAX, says WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Monday that talks were being held with G20 countries, including China and India, regarding financial and COVID-19 vaccine d...
Jun 07, 2021
Gas prices in Michigan fall slightly, but average remains above $3.00 per gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Average gas prices in Michigan fell slightly during the past week, but remain over $3.00 per gallon. Drivers are paying three cents less than a week ago for an averag...
Jun 07, 2021
Tennis-Osaka withdraws from pre-Wimbledon event in Berlin
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka pulled out of next week's Berlin WTA 5000 grasscourt tournament on Monday, raising doubts about the four-times Grand Slam champion's participation at Wimbledon later this month...
Jun 07, 2021
