Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lightning found to have ignited Oregon’s mammoth Bootleg fire
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A destructive Oregon wildfire that ranks as the largest among dozens raging across the drought-parched Western United States in recent weeks was ignited by lightning but sm...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Japan former PM Abe to miss Games opening ceremony -NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who memorably dressed up as video game character Super Mario to promote the Tokyo Olympics in Rio, will not attend the Olympics opening cerem...
Jul 21, 2021
China reports 50 new COVID-19 cases on July 21 vs 22 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 50 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on July 21, up from 22 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. Local infections account...
Jul 21, 2021
S.Korea reports 1,842 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily increase -KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 1,842 new coronavirus cases as of Wednesday, its highest-ever daily increase, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Thursday. (Reporting by Hyo...
Jul 21, 2021
Death toll in China flooded highway tunnel rises to 13
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Rescuers have found the bodies of 10 more workers who were trapped in a flooded highway tunnel in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai last week, bringing the death toll to 13, sta...
Jul 21, 2021
Top U.S. senator demands inquiry into Justice Dept grants system
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top U.S. Senate Republican has demanded an investigation into new Justice Department grant-management software, after Reuters reported https://www.reuters.com...
Jul 21, 2021
Mexico in talks to produce Italy’s GRAd-COV2 COVID-19 vaccine
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Wednesday they are in talks with Italian health authorities and Italian biotech firm ReiThera about the possibility of producing the GRAd-COV2 COVID...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Canada to have 30-40 athletes at Friday’s opening ceremony
(Reuters) - Canada may be sending one of their biggest Olympics teams to the Tokyo Games but only a small fraction will attend the opening ceremony, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said on Thursd...
Jul 21, 2021
New self-defense militia appears in Chiapas, Mexico to fight organized crime
By Jacob Garcia CHENALH, Mexico (Reuters) - Just like the Zapatista rebels before them, the indigenous people of Chiapas state in southern Mexico have taken up arms, though this time they said it was ...
Jul 21, 2021
YouTube says it pulled Bolsonaro videos for COVID-19 misinformation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - YouTube said on Wednesday it had removed videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's channel for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak, becoming the l...
Jul 21, 2021
