Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU’s Michel calls on Biden to form new transatlantic pact
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union called on incoming U.S. President Joe Biden to form a "new founding pact" with Europe working on issues such as peace, security, prosperity, freedom and human r...
Jan 20, 2021
South African experts urge government to lay out COVID-19 vaccine plan
By Promit Mukherjee and Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African healthcare experts are urging the government to share a detailed plan for administering COVID-19 vaccines with private sec...
Jan 20, 2021
Russia reports 21,152 new coronavirus cases, 597 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday reported 21,152 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 2,452 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 3,633,952. Authorities said 597 people had d...
Jan 20, 2021
Thai govt to file royal defamation complaint against opposition figure Thanathorn
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's ministry of digital economy and society will file a criminal complaint of defaming the country's monarchy against ban...
Jan 20, 2021
As UK’s COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000, minister says it’s tragic
LONDON (Reuters) - As the United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000, Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Wednesday that the numbers were tragic but that it was not the time to look back a...
Jan 20, 2021
Trump pardons rappers Lil Wayne, Kodak Black; ‘Tiger King’ misses out
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black were among the beneficiaries of Donald Trump's wave of pardons in his last day in office on Wednesday, befitting a president wh...
Jan 20, 2021
British lawyer declines HK case after being subjected to ‘disgraceful’ comment
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in Britain including 'disgraceful' co...
Jan 20, 2021
March will be ‘very tough’ in France as COVID-19 variant spreads: health expert
PARIS (Reuters) - The COVID-19 situation in France will likely be "very tough" in the coming months, especially March, due to the emergence of a more contagious variant, the head of infectious disease...
Jan 20, 2021
Locked down players should get preferential treatment: Vallverdu
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Tennis coach Daniel Vallverdu says players who have been locked down in their hotel rooms for 14 days ahead of the Australian Open should get preferential treatment from...
Jan 20, 2021
UK still in COVID-19 peril so too early to talk about lifting lockdown, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - The COVID-19 death toll and the level of hospital admissions means it is far too early to speculate about when the lockdown may be lifted or eased, one of Prime Minister Boris Johns...
Jan 20, 2021
