Author Archives: Syndicated Content
March 2021 in Michigan was much warmer, sunnier and drier than normal
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The month of March in Michigan was one of the warmest, sunniest and driest on record. You could remember March 2021 for its higher than average number of sunny da...
Apr 02, 2021
G7 countries urge independent probe into alleged rights abuses in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States, Germany, France and other G7 countries called on Friday for an independent and transparent investigation into alleged human rights abuses during...
Apr 02, 2021
Indonesia says China consortium to invest $5 billion in electric battery venture
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's state-owned enterprises minister said on Friday that a Chinese consortium would invest $5 billion in an electric batteries venture, which would include China's Contempo...
Apr 02, 2021
Mozambique army says Total project protected after militant attack
MAPUTO (Reuters) - A natural gas project being developed by French energy major Total in northern Mozambique is beyond the reach of militants, a Mozambique army spokesman was quoted as saying in a rad...
Apr 02, 2021
Fire bomb attack on Spanish leftist party’s office
MADRID (Reuters) - A regional office of Spain's leftist Unidas Podemos party was hit by a fire-bomb attack on Friday, police said. The attack took place in Cartagena in southeastern Spain. The blaze d...
Apr 02, 2021
’10 digit dialing’ to begin for telephone calls in four Michigan area codes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Several areas of Michigan will be seeing a change in how they make telephone calls. It affects four area codes, where residents will have soon have to use 10-digit dia...
Apr 02, 2021
Greek PM criticises EU vaccine rollout, pledges to step up campaign
ATHENS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday criticised the European Union's stumbling rollout of COVID-19 vaccines but said Greece would double its vaccinations in the coming weeks...
Apr 02, 2021
Iran, world powers to hold nuclear talks in Vienna on Tuesday
PARIS (Reuters) - Representatives of Iran and world powers will meet next Tuesday in Vienna to discuss the troubled 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian and European officials said after holding virtual talks o...
Apr 02, 2021
Analysis: Biden White House tries to craft gun executive orders that can’t be undone
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is trying to craft a series of executive actions for President Joe Biden to sign to try to limit gun violence, hoping they cannot be quickly ...
Apr 02, 2021
First case of “P.1” variant confirmed in Michigan as new COVID-19 cases continue to surge
BAY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan has identified its first case of a new COVID-19 variant. The P.1, or “Brazil” variant, was confirmed in a Bay County resident earlier this mont...
Apr 02, 2021
