Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Two-time Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski dies in avalanche
Two-time Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski of France died in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps. She was 40. The French Ski Federation announced Pomagalski's death on Wednesday. The organization said s...
Mar 24, 2021
Slack to fix error in new direct messaging feature over harassment concerns
(Reuters) - Workplace messaging app Slack Technologies Inc said it was working to fix an error in the direct-messaging feature it introduced earlier on Wednesday, which could have lead to online haras...
Mar 24, 2021
U.N. confirms report on Saudi threat against Khashoggi investigator
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office said on Wednesday it confirmed the accuracy of remarks by independent U.N. expert Agnes Callamard in The Guardian alleging a senior Saudi official had m...
Mar 24, 2021
Harry Connick Jr. releases pandemic-produced album, ‘Faith’
(Reuters) - Jazz musician Harry Connick Jr. is showcasing a spiritual side with his new album, "Alone With my Faith." Connick Jr. created the album in his home studio during the pandemic, playing all ...
Mar 24, 2021
Coronavirus-France ready to take tougher measures if necessary: health minister
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government is ready to take tougher measures if current restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus fail, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday. Last wee...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S., EU to cooperate on China dialogue, Russia challenge: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Europe have agreed to relaunch a bilateral dialogue on China and work together to address Russia's "challenging behavior," according to a statement Wednesd...
Mar 24, 2021
Vaccines prove highly protective of healthcare workers; rapid tests unreliable in asymptomatic cases
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Mar 24, 2021
EU’s vaccine failure is because it didn’t ‘shoot for the stars,’ Macron says
PARIS (Reuters) - European leaders failed to see that COVID-19 vaccines would be developed as soon as they were and this was why rollouts in the EU now lagged behind some other countries, French Presi...
Mar 24, 2021
Canada’s Ontario sees smaller budget deficit as economy rebounds
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario, Canada's most populous province, forecast on Wednesday its budget deficit would narrow in the upcoming fiscal year and return to balance in 2029-30 as the economy rebounds...
Mar 24, 2021
Virginia governor signs legislation banning death penalty
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation on Wednesday abolishing the state's death penalty, following through on his promise to outlaw capital punishment in a state...
Mar 24, 2021
