Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dutch parliament to hold no-confidence vote on caretaker PM Rutte
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Opposition parties in the Dutch parliament on Thursday tabled a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is trying to form a new government in the wake of March 17 e...
Apr 01, 2021
India AstraZeneca shot delay could be ‘catastrophic’ for Africa: health official
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - India's temporary hold on major exports of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot will undermine Africa's vaccination plans, and could have a "catastrophic" impact if extended, the head o...
Apr 01, 2021
Pakistan court lifts ban on social media app TikTok
By Umar Farooq and Jibran Ahmad ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A high court in Pakistan said the country's telecommunications authority can lift a block on social media app TikTok, after gov...
Apr 01, 2021
South Korea pays price for reliance on COVAX, scrambles for vaccines
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities are facing a backlash for relying on global vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX for a bulk of its COVID-19 shots as shipment delays threaten to slow t...
Apr 01, 2021
UK needs to do more to tackle racism, PM Johnson says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that a racism review commissioned by his government was stimulating but that the country needed to do more to deal with racism....
Apr 01, 2021
Suspected Italian spy had four children, large mortgage -newspapers
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - An Italian navy captain caught allegedly passing secret documents to a Russian military attache in return for cash was financially hard-up and struggling to provide...
Apr 01, 2021
Analysis: African swine fever inflicts renewed toll on northern China’s hog herd
By Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) - A wave of African swine fever outbreaks this year has wiped out at least 20% of the breeding herd in northern China, industry sources and analysts said, exceedi...
Apr 01, 2021
Michigan morel mushroom hunters gearing up for the 2021 spring hunt
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Now that April is here, it’s almost time for morel mushroom hunting season in Michigan. President of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club, Lenny Tomaszewski says...
Apr 01, 2021
Female police officer killed in eastern Afghanistan: officials
By Ahmad Sultan and Sardar Razmal NANGARHAR/KUNDUZ (Reuters) - Unknown gunmen killed a female police officer in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Thursday, officials said, the second deadly atta...
Apr 01, 2021
Calhoun health officials say vaccines are the strongest defense against COVID-19
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The Calhoun County Health Department says that as of Wednesday morning, the county has a cumulative total of 9,602 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to them wit...
Apr 01, 2021
