Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moscow residents told to stay off work to combat COVID-19
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow's mayor has effectively declared a public holiday for all of next week to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases. Sergei Sobyanin announced the decision on Saturday, saying it woul...
Jun 12, 2021
Russia tests COVID-19 vaccine as nasal spray for children – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has tested a nasal spray form of its COVID-19 vaccine that is suitable for children aged 8-12, and plans to launch the new product in September, the scientist who led the dev...
Jun 12, 2021
Spanish child found tied to anchor died from drowning, autopsy finds
TENERIFE- (Reuters) - The child whose body was found inside a bag weighted down with an anchor in the ocean off the Spanish island of Tenerife died from drowning, an autopsy found on Saturday, as resc...
Jun 12, 2021
U.S. screens 2.02 million airport passengers Friday – highest since March 2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 2.02 million passengers on Friday at U.S. airports, the highest number since March 2020 when the coronavir...
Jun 12, 2021
German foreign minister urges flexibility, pragmatism in Iran talks
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas urged all sides to show flexibility and pragmatism in talks about the Iranian nuclear deal which are due to resume later on Saturday afternoon....
Jun 12, 2021
Rising UK COVID cases are ‘serious, serious concern’, Johnson says
CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - Rising COVID case numbers and hospitalisations are a matter of "serious, serious concern", British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday, adding he was less opt...
Jun 12, 2021
Michigan reaches 60% COVID-19 vaccination milestone
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer along with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilcrest II announced on Friday, June 11th, that Michigan has now reached 60% vaccination of people aged 16 and ol...
Jun 12, 2021
Blasts in western Kabul kill at least 5 – officials
KABUL (Reuters) - Two blasts rocked western Kabul on Saturday, killing at least five people, according to Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior. The blasts took place in a neighbourhood dominated by the ...
Jun 12, 2021
Biden to hold solo press conference after Putin meeting – White House official
By Steve Holland CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a solo press conference after his meeting with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin next week as that is the most appropriat...
Jun 12, 2021
UK’s queen joined by cousin for ‘Trooping the Colour’ event
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth viewed a scaled-down military ceremony at Windsor Castle to mark her official birthday on Saturday, her first since the death of her husband Prince Philip ...
Jun 12, 2021
