Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cycling: Schaer out of Tour of Flanders for littering outside designated area
OUDENAARDE, Belgium - Swiss Michael Schaer was disqualified from the Tour of Flanders for littering outside designated areas, organisers said on Sunday. The AG2R-Citroen rider was told to leave the ra...
Apr 04, 2021
Governor Whitmer and MDHHS urging COVID-19 testing for spring break travelers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are urging Michiganders to get tested for COVID-19 upon returning from Spring Break ...
Apr 04, 2021
Jordan’s former queen says allegations against Prince Hamza are ‘wicked slander’
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - The widow of Jordan's late king on Sunday defended her son, former Crown Prince Hamza Bin Hussein, against allegations by the authorities that he carried out a...
Apr 04, 2021
India’s richest state says to impose new COVID-19 restrictions, weekend lockdown
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's richest state, Maharashtra, said it would impose stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday as there has been a rapid rise in infections, a state minister said on Sunday Th...
Apr 04, 2021
France lifts 2021 deficit, debt forecasts
PARIS (Reuters) - France's public deficit is expected to reach 9% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday, up from a previous forecast of 8.5% as...
Apr 04, 2021
Rocket falls near Iraqi base hosting U.S. contractors
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A rocket fell on Sunday in a rural area close to an Iraqi military air base hosting some U.S. contractors, but there were no casualties, Iraqi security officials said. Initial...
Apr 04, 2021
Two Indonesian fishermen dead, 15 missing after collision
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Two fishermen have died and 15 were still missing on Sunday after their boat capsized following a collision with a bulk carrier in the Java Sea, Indonesian authorities said. Other ...
Apr 04, 2021
France, Brussels have agreed on Air France-KLM refinancing – minister
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government has reached the outline of a deal with the European Commission on a state-backed refinancing package to help strengthen Air France-KLM's balance sheet, Finance ...
Apr 04, 2021
Swimming: Leukaemia survivor Ikee defies odds by securing Olympics berth
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee defied the odds and secured an Olympics berth after the leukaemia survivor won the women's 100-metre butterfly at the national championships on Sun...
Apr 04, 2021
Pope, in Easter message, slams weapons spending in time of pandemic
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called arme...
Apr 04, 2021
