Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ireland to drop almost all COVID-19 restrictions in October
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland, which had one of Europe's longest COVID-19 lockdowns, will drop almost all pandemic restrictions in October after one of the continent's most successful ...
Aug 31, 2021
Firefight at Libyan government building shows continued insecurity
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Clashes erupted at a government building in central Tripoli on Tuesday after a dispute over the leadership of a state institution, its head said, underscoring the volatility and in...
Aug 31, 2021
Pandemic accelerates depletion of U.S. Social Security trust funds -Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic will cause the main U.S. Social Security trust fund reserves to be depleted in 2033, a year sooner than an estimate made a year ago, as a steep drop in ...
Aug 31, 2021
Biden says U.S. committed to safe passage for last 100-200 Americans left in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday said 90% of Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were able to do so, and the United States remained committed to helping the remaining 100 to...
Aug 31, 2021
Tennis – Barty made to work for win over Zvonareva in first round
By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty was made to sweat for a 6-1 7-6(7) win over Vera Zvonareva and a spot in the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. The top-seeded A...
Aug 31, 2021
Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens California’s Lake Tahoe resort area
By Sharon Bernstein TRUCKEE, Calif. (Reuters) - Firefighters battled to protect homes on the fringe of tinder-dry forests near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday as a wildfire chased thousands of residents and tou...
Aug 31, 2021
Factbox – Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Around 14 million U.S. residents received their first dose of a COVID-19 shot in August, about 4 million more than in July, White House officials said on Tuesday. DEATHS AND INFECTIONS * E...
Aug 31, 2021
Kalamazoo-area FBI agent who investigated Whitmer kidnapping plot will stand trial for assault charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – An FBI agent from the Kalamazoo area, who helped investigate the plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, will stand trial for assault charges. Previously, 39-year-...
Aug 31, 2021
Ivory Coast suspends TV presenter who asked guest to simulate rape
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A television presenter in Ivory Coast was suspended on Tuesday for 30 days after he invited a convicted rapist onto his prime-time show and asked him to simulate a rape using a man...
Aug 31, 2021
Qatar warns isolating Taliban could further destabilize Afghanistan
By Eman Kamel and Andreas Rinke DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister on Tuesday warned that isolating the Taliban could lead to further instability and urged countries to engage with the hardline...
Aug 31, 2021
