Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UPDATE: Remains of Ashley Parlier, missing since 2005, not found in new search
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – UPDATE: The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office issued an update on the search for the remains of the missing Ashley Parlier, a Battle Creek resident who has b...
Mar 31, 2021
Top Putin ally joins Russian outcry over Tajik-born Eurovision entrant
MOSCOW (Reuters) - One of Russia's top lawmakers on Wednesday joined conservative criticism of the Tajik-born feminist due to represent Russia at this year's Eurovision contest, describing her song as...
Mar 31, 2021
Motor racing: Agag thanks his lucky stars as Extreme E gets ready to race
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Extreme E founder Alejandro Agag is thanking his lucky stars already as his new electric off-road racing series prepares to debut in the deserts of Saudi Arabia this weeken...
Mar 31, 2021
‘Falling like flies’: Hungary’s Roma community pleads for COVID help
By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections are ravaging Hungary's 700,000-strong Roma community, according to personal accounts that suggest multiple deaths in single families are com...
Mar 31, 2021
Online education platform Coursera opens 18% higher in NYSE debut
(Reuters) - Shares of online learning platform Coursera Inc opened 18% above the initial public offering price in their U.S. debut on Wednesday, valuing the company at $5.08 billion. The stock opened ...
Mar 31, 2021
Finland withdraws COVID lockdown plan after it was deemed unconstitutional
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's government has withdrawn a proposal to confine people largely to their own homes in several cities to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Sanna...
Mar 31, 2021
Neo-Nazi group identified as concern in report on violent U.S. extremists
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The neo-Nazi group The Base was identified as a domestic extremism concern in a non-published version of a recent report by U.S. spy agencies but not mentioned...
Mar 31, 2021
Pakistani PM rules out general lockdown
By Umar Farooq and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday ruled out a general lockdown while acknowledging the country was going thro...
Mar 31, 2021
Nigeria aims to get 70 million J&J COVID-19 vaccines through African Union
By Alexis Akwagyiram ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria hopes to receive up to 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this year through the African Union (AU), its primary healthcare chief ...
Mar 31, 2021
Congress embarks on epic battle over Biden infrastructure plan
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is poised to lurch into a long and contentious battle over President Joe Biden's infrastructure investment plan as Democrats ...
Mar 31, 2021
