Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dutch dance lovers offered lockdown relief at test event
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dance music lovers in Amsterdam were offered a short relief from COVID-19 lockdown on Saturday, treated to their first live show in over a year while serving as guinea pigs in a ...
Mar 07, 2021
Bitcoin rises 4.2% to $50,947.94
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 4.18 % to $50,947.94 on Sunday, adding $2,043.31 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 83.7% from the year's low of $27,734 ...
Mar 07, 2021
Coronavirus variants should not derail English lockdown easing, says health official
LONDON (Reuters) - The emergence of new variants of the coronavirus should not derail a plan to start easing a nationwide lockdown in England over the coming weeks, Public Health England (PHE) officia...
Mar 07, 2021
Abbas battles Fatah party discord ahead of Palestinian elections
By Ali Sawafta and Rami Ayyub RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Facing elections for the first time in 15 years, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is battling a growing rift within his powerful Fatah ...
Mar 07, 2021
Swiss voters to decide ban on facial coverings
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters are deciding on a far-right proposal to ban facial coverings as they take to the polls on Sunday in a binding referendum viewed as a test of attitudes toward Muslims. T...
Mar 07, 2021
China says it’s ready to provide vaccines to overseas Chinese, Olympians
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Sunday it has plans to set up COVID-19 vaccination stations to vaccinate Chinese citizens abroad and is also ready to work with the International Olympic Committee to...
Mar 07, 2021
Shake off your ill will, Britain tells EU over post-Brexit trade
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union should shake off its ill will and build a good relationship with Britain as sovereign equals, Britain's top EU adviser David Frost said on Sunday, promising to st...
Mar 07, 2021
NHL roundup: Ducks rally in overtime, end nine-game winless streak
Troy Terry had two goals, Rickard Rakell had a goal and two assists, Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and an assist, and the visiting Anaheim Ducks rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in overtime o...
Mar 07, 2021
China says hopes U.S. will remove ‘unreasonable’ restrictions on cooperation
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government's top diplomat, Wang Yi, said on Sunday that Beijing is willing to communicate with the United States on the basis of mutual respect and hopes Washington wil...
Mar 07, 2021
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi says Hong Kong electoral system must be improved for stability
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, on Sunday said Hong Kong's electoral system must be improved for long-term stability. Speaking at his annual news c...
Mar 07, 2021
