Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia lowers long-term population, economic growth forecasts on COVID-19
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia lowered its projections on Sunday for population and economic growth over the next 40 years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canberra closed ...
Jun 27, 2021
UK coronavirus vaccines have weakened link between infections and death, says scientist
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign has weakened the link between infections and deaths but it has not yet been completely broken, the head of a scientific advisory body to...
Jun 27, 2021
COVID-19 Delta variant detected in Ottawa County
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Ottawa County Department of Public Health announced Saturday, June 26th, that health officials had identified the first case of the COVID-19 Delta variant in t...
Jun 27, 2021
Tokyo Governor Koike to extend rest for fatigue, government says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will extend her convalescence for fatigue for a few more days on orders from her doctor, the city's government said on Sunday, just weeks before the Olymp...
Jun 27, 2021
Tennis-Spain’s Suarez Navarro gets Olympics ticket in bid to end career on a high
(Reuters) - Carla Suarez Navarro is one among eight Spaniards selected to compete at the Olympic Games in Tokyo next month, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation has said, giving the veteran player a fi...
Jun 27, 2021
Olympics-Serena Williams to skip Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Serena Williams will not be in the U.S. team for the Tokyo Olympics, the 23-times Grand Slam singles tennis champion said on Sunday. "Yeah, I'm actually not on the Olympic list, so... Not ...
Jun 27, 2021
Weekend storms leave their mark across West Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Saturday storms brought with them heavy rain, wind, some flooding, along with suspected tornadic activity in West Michigan. In Ionia and Mecosta Counties storms caus...
Jun 27, 2021
Ice baths for the mind and body break heat of UAE desert
(Refiles to amend dateline to SHARJAH) SHARJAH (Reuters) -As the morning sun bakes the orange dunes of the UAE desert, a man lowers himself into a tinkling tub of ice. Weathering such extreme discomfo...
Jun 27, 2021
Iran has drones with range of 7,000 km, Guards commander says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has drones with a range of 7,000 km (4,375 miles), Iranian state media cited the top commander of the Revolutionary Guards as saying on Sunday, a development which may be seen b...
Jun 27, 2021
Daimler set to spin off truck unit by year end – report
BERLIN (Reuters) - German carmaker Daimler is on track to spin off Daimler Truck, the world's largest truck and bus maker, by the end of the year, its finance chief was quoted as saying on Sunday. "We...
Jun 27, 2021
