Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Scared of school? Bolivian girl takes her virtual classes in a cemetery
By Santiago Limachi LA PAZ (Reuters) - Neydi, a Bolivian primary school student, logs on to virtual classes like many kids around the world during the pandemic. The only difference is the setting: sur...
Mar 19, 2021
Mixed Martial Arts: UFC bout cancelled after fighter faints at weigh-in
By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) - UFC fans are used to seeing fighters hit the deck, but even they got a shock on Friday when bantamweight Julija Stoliarenko fainted twice as she weighed in, forcing the ...
Mar 19, 2021
I would take the AstraZeneca vaccine, Germany’s Merkel says
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she would take AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot. "I would get vaccinated with AstraZeneca," Merkel told a news conference after a meeting w...
Mar 19, 2021
COVID-19 strikes Brazil’s Congress as third senator dies
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - A third senator has died of COVID-19 in Brazil, raising questions around precautions taken in the country's Congress where as many as one-in-three lawmakers has ...
Mar 19, 2021
Mexican judge halts electricity law, as president says top court should rule
By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican court ordered a definitive suspension of the government's contentious new electricity law in a ruling published Friday, just as President Andres Ma...
Mar 19, 2021
Merkel says “our motto is “vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate”
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government's motto to tackle the coronavirus pandemic is "vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate" and it will soon have more flexibility to offer people shots, Chancellor Angela...
Mar 19, 2021
Queen thanks volunteers for helping Britain through the pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth has thanked the millions of people who stepped up to volunteer during the pandemic in Britain, including those who delivered food, medicines and friendship to vulner...
Mar 19, 2021
U.S. financial regulator advisers consider new diversity disclosures
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - An adviser to the top U.S. securities regulator said on Friday his subcommittee will likely recommend new disclosures about diversity from registered investment advisers and...
Mar 19, 2021
Facebook faces antitrust investigation by UK regulator: FT
(Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator is to begin an antitrust investigation into Facebook Inc in the next few months, after similar actions into Google and Apple early this year, Financial Time...
Mar 19, 2021
France reports 5.96 million people have received first COVID-19 vaccine shots
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry said on Friday 5,960,223 people have received a first COVID-19 vaccine shot since the beginning of the vaccination campaign in the country. (Reporting by J...
Mar 19, 2021
