Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong applicants for UK visas far outstrip those from EU – report
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has received far more applications for visas from Hong Kong than from the European Union after a new system opened up for residents in the former British colony and post-Bre...
May 27, 2021
M-DOT to pause most projects for Memorial Day weekend travelers in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — This Memorial Day weekend, M-DOT is removing lane restrictions on more than 62 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday tra...
May 27, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop sharply; second-quarter GDP growth unrevised at 6.4 pct
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week as layoffs subsided, with companies desperate for workers to meet surgin...
May 27, 2021
Italy’s leading prima ballerina, Carla Fracci, dies at 84
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Carla Fracci, one of the most famous ballerinas of the 20th century who emerged from humble origins in Italy to dazzle audiences in theatres around the world, has d...
May 27, 2021
EU regulator warns of insufficient data on inhaled steroids to treat COVID-19
(Reuters) - Europe's medicines regulator said on Thursday there was insufficient evidence to support use of inhaled corticosteroids to treat patients with COVID-19, but said there was enough data at p...
May 27, 2021
Saudi, U.S. foreign ministers discuss regional challenges in phone call – Saudi TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken discussed by phone the "strategic" partnership between their countries and co...
May 27, 2021
Cycling-European championships in Belarus cancelled by governing body
(Reuters) - Next month's European track championships that were to be held in Minsk have been cancelled due to the volatile situation in Belarus, Europe's cycling governing body (UEC) said on Thursday...
May 27, 2021
Iceland takes step to curbing state ownership of banks after 2008 collapse
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Abhinav Ramnarayan COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Iceland intends to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of Islandsbanki by next month, in a first step to curbing the state'...
May 27, 2021
Cubans turn to pigeon breeding as an escape from COVID-19
HAVANA (Reuters) - From a building facing Havana's iconic Malecon waterfront, pigeon keepers crane out of a window, intently watching the grey birds take flight. Mostly staying indoors due to the coun...
May 27, 2021
Soccer-Portugal relaxes COVID rules for English fans at Champions League final
By Catarina Demony PORTO, Portugal (Reuters) - Portuguese authorities have relaxed COVID-19 safety rules for thousands of English fans coming to Porto for Saturday's Champions League final, no longer ...
May 27, 2021
