Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. grants 120-day waiver for Iraq to pay for electricity from Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has renewed a waiver allowing Iraq to pay for electricity imported from Iran, this time giving Baghdad 120 days to reduce its energy dependence on neighboring ...
Syndicated Content Mar 31, 2021
Iconic French sports stadium prepares to be vaccination centre
SAINT-DENIS, France (Reuters) - The French stadium that hosted World Cup finals in soccer and rugby is taking on a new role in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: it is becoming a vaccination centre. W...
Syndicated Content Mar 31, 2021
Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks lead BRITs nominations
LONDON (Reuters) - Singers Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks led nominations for the BRITs on Wednesday, with the three female singers scoring three nods each at Britain's pop music honours, organisers...
Syndicated Content Mar 31, 2021
Coronavirus surge could be worse than the last for the Americas: PAHO
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Countries in the Americas could see a worse surge in coronavirus cases than the previous surge last year, with Brazil, Uruguay and Cuba already suffering more, the Pan American He...
Syndicated Content Mar 31, 2021
Brazil detects new COVID-19 variant similar to South African: Butantan chief
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil has detected a new COVID-19 variant in Sao Paulo state that is similar to the one first seen in South Africa, Dimas Covas, the president of the state's Butantan biomedical...
Syndicated Content Mar 31, 2021

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...
Jim Measel 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...
Syndicated Content 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...
Syndicated Content 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...
Syndicated Content 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 ...
Syndicated Content Mar 31, 2021

