Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Over 3.4 million Texans still facing disrupted water supplies, authorities say
(Reuters) - A little over 3.4 million people in Texas in 204 counties still had issues with their water supply as of Tuesday evening, compared to over 7.9 million people a day earlier, a spokesman for...
Feb 23, 2021
Mexico moves to strip Tamaulipas governor’s immunity for alleged organized crime links
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's attorney general's office has asked lawmakers to strip the governor of the violent northern state of Tamaulipas of his immunity, alleging probable cause for money laun...
Feb 23, 2021
South Korea hails arrival of virus vaccines as first step in ‘return to normal’
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea shipped its first doses of a coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, transferring AstraZeneca vaccines from a production facility in the country to...
Feb 23, 2021
BHP and Aboriginal group probe fallen rock shelter in Western Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Group has launched a joint investigation with an Indigenous group into what caused a rock fall at a culturally significant rock shelter at its iron ore operations in Western ...
Feb 23, 2021
China’s bid to stop Wuhan COVID-19 spread cut deaths elsewhere from other causes: study
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The number of deaths in China - excluding the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan - fell slightly during the first three months of 2020, suggesting efforts to control the spread of COV...
Feb 23, 2021
Some Australian states ease curbs on dancing after weeks of no COVID cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two Australian states will loosen restrictions on dancing at indoor venues and ease other curbs from Friday after several weeks of no COVID-19 cases. In New South Wales (NSW), 30 pe...
Feb 23, 2021
Japan regions push to end state of emergency as COVID-19 cases fall
TOKYO (Reuters) - Regional Japanese governments have requested emergency pandemic measures be lifted ahead of the March 7 scheduled end as new COVID-19 cases trend lower, the country's economy ministe...
Feb 23, 2021
‘Closer to normality’: New York City arenas open doors to elated fans
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Edey Cumello was supposed to go to her first National Basketball Association (NBA) game last year. A fan of Golden State sharpshooter Stephen Curry, the 13-year-old...
Feb 23, 2021
Biden, Iraqi prime minister discuss recent rocket attacks: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi discussed recent rocket attacks on Iraqi and coalition forces in a phone call on Tuesday and agreed those re...
Feb 23, 2021
Australian lawmakers expected to pass amendments to Facebook, Google law
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian lawmakers are expected to approve amendments to landmark legislation to force Alphabet's Google and Facebook to pay media companies for news content, d...
Feb 23, 2021
