Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. chief concerned by rise in anti-Asian violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the rise of violence against Asians and people of Asian descent globally during the COVID-19 pandemic, a U.N. ...
Mar 22, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell loses third bid for bail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's third request for bail, after the British socialite had offered to renounce her British and French citizenships if she were fre...
Mar 22, 2021
North Korea’s Kim stressed to China’s Xi the need to strengthen unity and cooperation: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed to China's President Xi Jinping the need to strengthen unity and cooperation between the two countries, North Korean state media KCNA reporte...
Mar 22, 2021
U.S. travel industry seeks government roadmap to reopen borders this summer
(Reuters) - Major U.S. airline and travel groups urged on Monday a partnership with the government to develop a plan to reopen international borders this summer, assuming COVID-19 vaccine and case cou...
Mar 22, 2021
Shares in companies linked to non-fungible tokens soar
(Reuters) - Shares in some companies linked to non-fungible tokens (NFT) - a type of digital asset that is authenticated by blockchain - spiked higher on Monday, benefiting from their status as the la...
Mar 22, 2021
Police in Boulder, Colorado, report ‘active shooter’ at grocery store
DENVER (Reuters) - Police in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday reported an "active shooter" at a King Soopers grocery store, but no further official details were available in the Twitter alert, and it was ...
Mar 22, 2021
Accused Georgia spa gunman faces ‘malice murder,’ aggravated assault charges
(Reuters) -The 21-year-old man accused of opening fire at three Atlanta-area spas, killing eight people, faces charges of "malice murder" and aggravated assault, a county sheriff said on Monday. Malic...
Mar 22, 2021
Governor Whitmer Visits I-69 Rebuilding Michigan project
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer traveled to a road repair project on I-69 near Charlotte to highlight the administration’s Rebuilding Michigan plan, which has a...
Mar 22, 2021
Thomas ‘ecstatic’ at possibility of playing in Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - World number two Justin Thomas is "ecstatic" about the possibility of competing in the Tokyo Olympics, as he looks to keep his momentum rolling at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austi...
Mar 22, 2021
U.N. calls for stop to ‘horrific’ sexual violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dozen top United Nations officials on Monday called for a stop to indiscriminate and targeted attacks against civilians in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, particularly callin...
Mar 22, 2021
