Author Archives: Syndicated Content
G20 to push for more vaccine sharing, but no firm commitment
By Francesco Guarascio VENICE (Reuters) - Finance ministers of the world's 20 largest economies are set to urge faster distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and tests across the world, but are not ...
Jul 09, 2021
South African court dismisses Zuma’s application to block arrest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's high court on Friday dismissed former president Jacob Zuma's application to block his arrest for contempt of court, days after he handed himself over to police ...
Jul 09, 2021
Soccer-No change in plan to let some Italians travel to Euro final – source
MILAN (Reuters) - There has been no change to plans to let 1,000 Italian soccer fans travel to London and attend Sunday's Euro 2020 final, a source close to the matter said on Friday. Earlier, British...
Jul 09, 2021
Question open on need for COVID booster shot, data awaited, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday that it was not clear whether COVID-19 booster vaccines will be needed to maintain protection, until further data is collected. Pfizer I...
Jul 09, 2021
Pope’s recovery continues normally but Sunday prayer to be read from hospital
VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) -Pope Francis' recovery from intestinal surgery is continuing normally and the pontiff is walking and working but he is not well enough to return to the Vatican in time for his...
Jul 09, 2021
U.S. rapper Lil Baby arrested in Paris for carrying cannabis – source
PARIS (Reuters) - French police arrested U.S. rapper Dominique Jones, who goes by the name Lil Baby, for allegedly carrying cannabis, a judicial source said on Friday, confirming an earlier report by ...
Jul 09, 2021
Factbox-Soccer-England’s road to the Euro 2020 final
LONDON (Reuters) - The following is England's road to the European Championship final where they will face Italy at Wembley on Sunday. EURO QUALIFYING England topped qualifying Group A with seven wins...
Jul 09, 2021
Factbox: Soccer-Italy’s road to the Euro 2020 final
LONDON (Reuters) - The following is Italy's road to the European Championship final where they will face England at Wembley on Sunday. EURO QUALIFYING Italy's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup...
Jul 09, 2021
‘Like a rebirth’: Americans pack reopened concert halls for a summer of music
By Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Andrew Hay and Gabriella Borter CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pamela Pickens swayed her hips as her husband Tom led her in an impromptu dance to the strumming of guitarist Studeb...
Jul 09, 2021
Activists assail jail terms for Egyptian influencers
CAIRO (Reuters) - The sentencing on human trafficking charges of two Egyptian women with large followings on social media sites TikTok and Likee has alarmed campaigners who say the accusations are unf...
Jul 09, 2021
