Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine rehearses repelling tank attack near Russian-annexed Crimea
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's armed forces rehearsed repelling a tank and infantry attack near the border of Russian-annexed Crimea on Wednesday, the Ukrainian military said in a statement. The drills ca...
Apr 14, 2021
South Africa not considering terminating J&J contract, minister says
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is not considering terminating its contract with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for 31 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Wednes...
Apr 14, 2021
UPDATE: Kalamazoo woman missing since Easter has been located and is safe
UPDATE- Thursday 4/15/21 3:55 a.m.: KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s office reports that Lisa Perkins has been located and is safe. No further details have been ...
Apr 14, 2021
Pakistan deploys paramilitary forces to quell deadly Islamist protests
By Umar Farooq and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD/LAHORE (Reuters) - Paramilitary forces deployed overnight in the eastern Pakistani province of Punjab as police struggled to clear violent sit-ins by Isla...
Apr 14, 2021
NATO forces will leave together from Afghanistan, Blinken says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that it was time for NATO allies to withdraw from Afghanistan and that the alliance would work on an adaptation phase, aft...
Apr 14, 2021
Greek PM says agrees to talks with Libya on maritime zones
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and Libya have agreed to hold talks on marking out their maritime zones in the Mediterranean, Prime Minister Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, after a meeting with the president ...
Apr 14, 2021
Ireland considers extending gap between Pfizer vaccine doses
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is considering extending the gap between inocutions of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to more than four weeks to keep its vaccine programme on track while other vaccines are re...
Apr 14, 2021
European Union unveils recovery fund financing plan
(Reuters) - The European Union adopted a funding strategy for its 800 billion euro coronavirus recovery funding plan on Wednesday, the EU commissioner for budget and administration said. The EU will r...
Apr 14, 2021
UK productivity rose in 2020 as lockdown hit lower-paid jobs
LONDON (Reuters) - British workers' average hourly output rose by 0.4% last year, despite a fall of nearly 10% in total production due to the coronavirus pandemic, as lower-paid jobs bore the brunt of...
Apr 14, 2021
Kremlin says it is too early to talk about Putin-Biden summit in tangible terms
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was premature to talk in tangible terms about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, who ha...
Apr 14, 2021
