Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa plans $2.4 billion relief measures over COVID-19, unrest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa plans relief measures worth about 36 billion rand ($2.4 billion) to support businesses and individuals affected by COVID-19 restrictions and recent unrest, the fi...
Jul 28, 2021
Vodafone and Unisys team up to boost IT services in digitalisation bet
MADRID (Reuters) - British telecom operator Vodafone said on Wednesday it had partnered with information technology firm Unisys to launch 'Vodafone Digital Factory' to boost its range of IT services a...
Jul 28, 2021
Governor Whitmer: “No mask mandate necessary in Michigan”
LANSING, MI — Governor Gretchen Whitmer is not planning on issuing a new mask order due to COVID-19, even as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say people might need to mask up ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics – Pandemic takes toll on athlete mental health at Tokyo Games
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Isolation and the absence of family and friends have taken a toll on athletes' mental health at the Tokyo Olympics, with some struggling t...
Jul 28, 2021
Ukraine expects more vaccines, plans new rules for unvaccinated travellers
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine expects to have secured more than 47 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal told a televised government meeting on Wednesday. ...
Jul 28, 2021
Zimbabwe approves J&J COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has authorised the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the first Western-made shot to be approved by the southern African nation, its medicines regulator...
Jul 28, 2021
Tanzania leader launches COVID-19 vaccination drive, orders more jabs
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan received her COVID-19 vaccine in public on Wednesday, in the most decisive signal yet of a break from the policies of her late predecessor ...
Jul 28, 2021
Could display drones snuff out the firework?
FROME, England (Reuters) - Concerns about pollution and the environment could see drone displays - such as the one featured in the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony - replace fireworks as the light show...
Jul 28, 2021
Canada’s Shopify beats quarterly revenue expectations on online shopping boom
(Reuters) -Canada's e-commerce giant Shopify Inc beat second-quarter revenue expectations on Wednesday, on the back of a resilient online shopping trend precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shopify'...
Jul 28, 2021
Man charged for murder in 2005 cold case involving Ashley Parlier of Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A murder warrant has been issued for a suspect accused in the disappearance and death of a Battle Creek woman in 2005. Calhoun County prosecutors charged 43-year-...
Jul 28, 2021
