Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France says it has entered third COVID-19 wave; new cases highest since November
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex told Parliament on Tuesday that France had entered a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the seven-day average of new cases rose above 25,000 fo...
Mar 16, 2021
Two new cases of Brazil coronavirus variant found in England
LONDON (Reuters) - Public Health England on Tuesday said two new cases of the P.1 coronavirus variant first discovered in northern Brazil had been reported, bringing the total number of reported cases...
Mar 16, 2021
U.S. talking to several countries about extra COVID-19 vaccine: Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States is in talks with several countries about who will get any extra doses of COVID-19 vaccines. "We're talking with severa...
Mar 16, 2021
Renovation work on Brussels landmark inches towards start line after decades
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Work could finally begin on renovating the outside of Brussels landmark the Palais de Justice - but only after the scaffolding that has cloaked the courthouse si...
Mar 16, 2021
Deadly Yemen migrant centre fire caused by Houthi projectiles, HRW says
ADEN (Reuters) - A fire last week that killed more than 40 African migrants in an overcrowded detention centre in Yemen's capital Sanaa was started after Houthi forces fired projectiles during a skirm...
Mar 16, 2021
Holland man charged with threats against Biden, Pelosi and Whitmer
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Holland resident Joshua Doctor, 21, is facing one count of threat of terrorism and one count of using a computer to commit a crime, after allegedly issuing death threats a...
Mar 16, 2021
Anxious Americans to pay debt, taxes with COVID-19 stimulus checks
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Michael Johnson, a construction worker in Washington, D.C., is waiting for the $1,400 check from the government promised after U.S. President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion...
Mar 16, 2021
Tactical problems and Iranian politics hinder revival of nuclear talks, France says
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that efforts to revive nuclear talks with Iran were being held up by "tactical problems" and the domestic situation in Iran ahead of its pre...
Mar 16, 2021
Kamala Harris makes U.N. debut, pledges to fight for women, democracy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made her debut at the United Nations on Tuesday, telling a meeting on gender equality that democracy fundamentally depends on the empowerment of ...
Mar 16, 2021
Brazil cracks down on coffee firms for alleged tax fraud
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian authorities launched raids and issued multiple arrest warrants as part of a probe to crack down on coffee industry companies accused of evading taxes, accor...
Mar 16, 2021
