Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slovak health ministry says Sputnik V doses tested in Hungary satisfactory
PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Slovakia health ministry spokeswoman said on Sunday a Hungarian lab has confirmed that the first batch of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines sent to Slovakia were satisfactory a...
May 09, 2021
Armenians rally in support of ex-president Kocharyan ahead of vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Several thousand Armenians rallied in the capital Yerevan on Sunday to show their support for a new political alliance created by former president Robert Kocharyan ahead of an early...
May 09, 2021
COVID-19 cases and deaths fall further in the UK, vaccinations rise
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 1,770 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the United Kingdom on Sunday, with the seven-day total of 14,659 cases down by 4.3% compared with the previous seven days. Th...
May 09, 2021
Germany’s SPD appeal to working class before election
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz vowed on Sunday to raise the minimum wage after national elections in September, hoping for support from about 10 million low-paid...
May 09, 2021
Egypt executes monk for murder of bishop at monastery
CAIRO (Reuters) - Authorities carried out the death penalty on an Egyptian monk who killed the abbot of his monastery in 2018, a lawyer and the monk's brother told Reuters on Sunday. Wael Saad and Ram...
May 09, 2021
Horse racing-Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails drugs test
(Reuters) - Trainer Bob Baffert, who won a record-setting seventh Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit this month, on Sunday said the dark bay colt had failed a drugs test. Baffert said a post-race sampl...
May 09, 2021
Clubhouse launches Android app as downloads plummet
(Reuters) - Live audio app Clubhouse will begin introducing a test version of its app to Google's Android users in the United States on Sunday, the company said, in a potentially big expansion of its ...
May 09, 2021
Motor racing-Hamilton takes fifth Spanish Grand Prix win in a row
(Reuters) - Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix for a record-equalling fifth year in a row for Mercedes on Sunday. The Briton's 98th career victory, from h...
May 09, 2021
Vietnam says new COVID outbreak threatens stability
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported 102 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday as the Southeast Asian country battled a fast-spreading outbreak which Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said threatened political...
May 09, 2021
Southeast Asia’s Laos records first COVID-19 death
(Corrects population to seven from nine million in third paragraph) (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian country of Laos recorded its first death from coronavirus on Sunday, losing its place among the few ...
May 09, 2021
