Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vietnam asks for foreign support in procuring COVID-19 vaccines
By Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has appealed to diplomats from the United States, European Union and Japan to help it secure supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, as part of efforts to acquire the...
Apr 02, 2021
EU urges China to ensure freedom of speech after BBC journalist leaves country
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday called on China to ensure freedom of speech and the press after a British Broadcasting Corporation journalist in China relocated to Ta...
Apr 02, 2021
Turkey begins administering Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey on Friday began administering Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 shots, introducing a second vaccine in its campaign that began in mid-January, as new cases reached record highs....
Apr 02, 2021
Remembering the deadly 1956 Hudsonville tornado
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Today marks 65 years since the start of a two-day tornado outbreak that caused the deaths of 17 Michigan residents, 13 in Hudsonville, and hundreds of injuries. The tornad...
Apr 02, 2021
Filipino devotees self-flagellate for Easter, defying ban on gatherings
MANILA (Reuters) - Barefoot and with their backs bloodied by repeated flogging, Catholic devotees in the Philippines defied a ban on gatherings on Good Friday to perform a ritual of self-flagellation ...
Apr 02, 2021
Iran rejects meeting with U.S. at Vienna nuclear deal talks
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Friday rejected any meeting with the United States in Vienna, where it is taking part next week in a session with the remaining participants in its 2015 nuclear deal, an Iran...
Apr 02, 2021
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
