Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden, UK’s Johnson discuss Afghanistan, agree to hold G7 meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday on the situation in Afghanistan and they agreed to hold a virtual G7 leaders' meeting next wee...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. administers 357.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 357,894,995 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 417,477,975 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Aug 17, 2021
Los Angeles County to require masks at large outdoor sporting events
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fans attending baseball, football and other large outdoor sporting events in Los Angeles County will be required to wear a mask starting on Friday regardless of their vaccinati...
Aug 17, 2021
New Zealand’s snap COVID lockdown casts doubt over expected rate hike
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A snap lockdown in New Zealand following new COVID-19 cases may see the central bank back off from a widely forecast interest rate hike on Wednesday, which woul...
Aug 17, 2021
Texas Governor Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and is isolating and receiving a monoclonal antibody treatment, his office said. Abbott, a Republican who has s...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. to world leaders: Stop U.N. becoming COVID ‘super-spreader’
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is urging world leaders to send videos instead of traveling to New York next month for an annual high-level gathering at the United Nat...
Aug 17, 2021
Analysis-Afghan central bank’s $10 billion stash not all within reach of Taliban
By Karin Strohecker, Simon Lewis and David Lawder LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The insurgent Taliban took over Afghanistan with astonishing speed, but it appears unlikely that it will prove equally a...
Aug 17, 2021
‘She is really suffering’: mothers beg aid for children hurt in Haiti quake
By Laura Gottesdiener LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - Seventeen-month-old Esther Sanon lay on a mat in the overflowing hospital of a Haitian city recently struck by a devastating earthquake, a bandage wr...
Aug 17, 2021
Impaired driving enforcement looks to reduce crashes, fatalities and injuries through Labor Day weekend
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The end of summer is traditionally marked by the Labor Day holiday and is a time for friends and families to enjoy pool parties, backyard barbecues and other activitie...
Aug 17, 2021
COVID-19 risks in young adult males may be under-recognized -study
By Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) - Young men could be at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 than is currently recognized, researchers have suggested, citing computer models. Coronavirus infections in ...
Aug 17, 2021
