Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. ambassador to Russia will return home briefly: Axios
(Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, will be returning to the United States this week before returning to Moscow "in the coming weeks", Axios reported late Monday, citing a statem...
Apr 20, 2021
Austria to funnel 651,000 COVID vaccine doses to Western Balkans from EU
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria said on Tuesday it plans to funnel 651,000 doses of BioNTech and Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to six countries of the Western Balkans by August as part of a European Union s...
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. State Department says COVID-19 vaccines shipped for all overseas workforce
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has delivered COVID-19 vaccines to all of its eligible workforce deployed abroad as of Sunday and is expecting its entire workforce to...
Apr 20, 2021
Gabba to be centrepiece of 2032 Games if Brisbane bid successful
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Gabba stadium is slated for a A$1 billion ($777 million) rebuild before hosting the opening and closing ceremonies as part of Brisbane's bid for the 2032 Olympics, officials ...
Apr 19, 2021
Patrick Marleau breaks Gordie Howe’s record for most NHL games
San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau broke the NHL record for most career games on Monday, passing the legendary Gordie Howe. When Marleau was on the ice for the opening faceoff against the Vegas G...
Apr 19, 2021
Biden administration strikes deal to offer 22,000 extra seasonal guestworker visas: Bloomberg Law
(Reuters) - Two Biden administration agencies have struck a deal to offer 22,000 extra seasonal guestworker visas to employers in the coming months, Bloomberg Law reported on Monday. Homeland Security...
Apr 19, 2021
Dakota Access argues pipeline closure would cause “economic shock”
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The operators of the Dakota Access oil pipeline (DAPL) argued to a federal court on Monday that the system's shutdown would be even more harmful than previously anticipated, in th...
Apr 19, 2021
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 9,609: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 9,609 to 3,163,308, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The report...
Apr 19, 2021
New Zealand airport worker tests positive for COVID-19
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A worker in New Zealand's Auckland airport has tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said on Tuesday, a day after the country opened its border to Australian residents for the f...
Apr 19, 2021
Garuda Indonesia drops Australia court appeal in price-fixing case, told to pay $15 million fine
(Reuters) - An Australian court ordered Garuda Indonesia to pay a fine of A$19 million ($15 million) in relation to a price-fixing case after Indonesia's flag carrier dropped an appeal against the pen...
Apr 19, 2021
