Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Basketball-Spain coach furious over ‘dangerous’ wait for dressing room
TOKYO (Reuters) - Spain basketball coach Sergio Scariolo hit out at the Tokyo 2020 organisers after his side were made to wait almost half an hour before being allowed back into the dressing room foll...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Battle of the record breakers looms in the Tokyo pool
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tuesday's women's 100m backstroke final will be a battle of the record breakers with Australia's Kaylee McKeown going for gold against American Regan Smith and Canada's Kylie Masse. ...
Jul 26, 2021
Peru opposition to lead Congress in setback for socialist Castillo
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - An opposition-led alliance won a vote on Monday to lead Peru's Congress, a setback for socialist President-elect Pedro Castillo on the eve of his inauguration and a si...
Jul 26, 2021
Northern Nigeria state suspends schools due to insecurity
By Garba Muhammed KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The northern Nigerian state of Kaduna has suspended all schooling due to insecurity, state officials said on Monday, amid a spate of student kidnappings i...
Jul 26, 2021
Veterans agency to require COVID-19 vaccinations for staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday said it would require its doctors and other medical staff to get COVID-19 vaccines, becoming the first federal agency to impose ...
Jul 26, 2021
Grand Rapids area moms developing service to assist parents with day care
GRAND RAPIDS MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Two moms from Grand Rapids are trying to help parents with an issue that many have to deal with...finding reliable, last-minute child care. WOOD TV 8 reported that...
Jul 26, 2021
Spain’s COVID-19 incidence rate rises, but officials see signs of hope
MADRID (Reuters) - The number of new COVID-19 cases in Spain continued to increase on Monday, with the 14-day incidence rate reaching 700 infections per 100,000 inhabitants, but officials said the sit...
Jul 26, 2021
Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the U.S. space agency awards his com...
Jul 26, 2021
Whitmer vetoes portion of education bill; Republicans protest
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan Governor Whitmer's veto of a $155 million spending plan to fund reading scholarships is meeting with expected Republican backlash. The proposal would have giv...
Jul 26, 2021
U.S. CDC hikes alerts for Spain, Cuba, Israel over COVID-19 cases
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned against travel to Spain, Portugal, Cuba, Cyprus and Kyrgyzstan because of a rising ...
Jul 26, 2021
