Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France meets its target for 10 million first shots of COVID vaccine
PARIS (Reuters) -More than 10 million people in France have now received a first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, with the government's target for that number reached a week ahead of schedule, Prime Minist...
Apr 08, 2021
Despite pandemic, Michigan students still ordered to take federally mandated tests
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education turned down a plea from Michigan’s Department of Education to halt standardized tests this year. Michigan edu...
Apr 08, 2021
U.S. adds Chinese supercomputing entities to economic blacklist
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday it was adding seven Chinese supercomputing entities to a U.S. economic blacklist for assisting Chinese military eff...
Apr 08, 2021
Canopy Growth to buy Supreme Cannabis for $256.85 million as pot demand lights up
(Reuters) - Canada's Canopy Growth Corp said on Thursday it will buy rival Supreme Cannabis Co Inc for C$323.3 million ($256.85 million), as the world's biggest cannabis producer bolsters its portfoli...
Apr 08, 2021
Ibrahimovic to make acting debut in new Asterix and Obelix film
(Reuters) - He has already sampled the life of a singer at Italy's Sanremo music festival, and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will now turn his hand to acting after being cast in a new Asterix an...
Apr 08, 2021
SoftBank, Franklin invest $210 million in OneTrust at over $5 billion valuation
(Reuters) - SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Franklin Templeton led a $210 million investment in OneTrust at a valuation of more than $5 billion, the privacy and security software provider said on Thursday....
Apr 08, 2021
Northern Irish leaders set aside bickering to urge end to violence
By Jason Cairnduff BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's power-sharing government put aside factional differences on Thursday to appeal for calm after more than a week of nightly violence partly fuel...
Apr 08, 2021
Space thriller ‘Voyagers’ will strike a lockdown chord, star Sheridan says
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - "Ready Player One" star Tye Sheridan sets off into outer space to save humankind in "Voyagers", a science-fiction thriller that opens in U.S. cinemas on Friday, and...
Apr 08, 2021
Palestinian refugees welcome U.S. decision to restart aid
By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian refugees on Thursday welcomed the U.S. announcement that it will renew humanitarian aid, marking a break with the Trump era. President Joe Biden's ...
Apr 08, 2021
European court backs Czech Republic’s requirement to vaccinate children
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) accepts the Czech Republic's position on mandatory vaccinations for children, it said in a landmark ruling on Thursday that rebuffed parent...
Apr 08, 2021
