Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany’s Greens vow to scrap Russian gas pipeline after election
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens have enshrined in their election programme plans to abolish the contested Nord Stream 2 pipeline to ship Russian gas to Europe's biggest economy, creating a hurdle ...
Mar 19, 2021
Malaysia denounces North Korean decision to sever diplomatic ties
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's foreign ministry on Friday denounced a decision by North Korea to sever diplomatic ties, describing the move as "unfriendly and unconstructive". In a statement, the...
Mar 19, 2021
Nearly a dozen countries resume AstraZeneca shots after EU, UK regulators say benefits outweigh risks
By Anthony Deutsch, Toby Sterling and Alistair Smout AMSTERDAM/LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly a dozen countries resumed use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shots on Friday as EU and British regulators said the b...
Mar 19, 2021
Olympics: Tokyo organisers to meet Saturday; debate on foreign spectators expected
TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will meet with Japanese government officials on Saturday evening, the event's local organising committee said, with discussion of whether to allow in...
Mar 19, 2021
Kremlin, on possible new Cold War, says: we always hope for best but prepare for worst
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow always hoped for the best but prepared for the worst when it was asked about the possibility of a new Cold War between the United States and R...
Mar 19, 2021
Refinitiv managers, Thomson Reuters Corp sell $1 billion in LSE voting shares
(Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp and some members of Refinitiv's management have sold 10.4 million voting shares in London Stock Exchange Group for roughly 745 million pounds ($1.04 billion), a joint ...
Mar 19, 2021
Clinics across U.S. bring expertise, community connections to vaccine drive
By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - In the days before an east Los Angeles COVID-19 vaccination site opened in a Latino neighborhood that was hard-hit by the pandemic, people flooded California's online boo...
Mar 19, 2021
Spartans bounced from tournament, lose to UCLA in OT
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (WKZO AM/FM) – Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 27 points as UCLA topped Michigan State University 86-80 in overtime in the First Four for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. J...
Mar 19, 2021
Minneapolis judge to rule whether to move trial of ex-policeman in Floyd death
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - The judge in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, said he would rule on Friday morning whether t...
Mar 19, 2021
Indonesia to start AstraZeneca vaccine distribution next week: official
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia aims to start distribution of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines by Monday at the latest following the food and drug agency's recommendation that it should be used, Health M...
Mar 19, 2021
