Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UPDATE: Portage Mayor says President Biden visit delayed until Friday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — UPDATE: WWMT reported on Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s expected visit on Thursday has now been postponed to Friday. Mayor Randall says this decision was m...
Feb 17, 2021
Filipinos mark Ash Wednesday with prayers for pandemic to end
MANILA (Reuters) - Catholics in the Philippines observed Ash Wednesday in unconventional ways for a second successive year, with devotees metres apart and wearing mandatory masks and face shields to m...
Feb 17, 2021
Putin says Russia needs to safeguard parliamentary elections from foreign meddling
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia needed to ensure that its parliamentary vote scheduled for September is free of foreign meddling following mass protests ca...
Feb 17, 2021
India court clears reporter in suit filed by MP over #MeToo accusation
By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian court on Wednesday cleared journalist Priya Ramani of criminal defamation charges brought by former union minister M. J. Akbar after she publicly ac...
Feb 17, 2021
Workers missing after ArcelorMittal South Africa site accident
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Rescue efforts are under way at ArcelorMittal South Africa's Vanderbijlpark Works to find three employees missing after an accident, the steelmaker said on Wednesday. Africa's...
Feb 17, 2021
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas lays of 450 employees in U.S. state of Colorado
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish wind turbine maker Vestas said on Wednesday it would lay off 450 positions in three factories across Colorado in the United States, as a result of lower demand. Vestas sa...
Feb 17, 2021
Spain to give AstraZeneca COVID vaccine to 45-55 year olds in next phase
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will administer AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine to people aged 45-55 in the next phase of the national inoculation plan, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. People under ...
Feb 17, 2021
S&P Global to assess defaults of countries using G20 debt relief plan
LONDON (Reuters) - S&P Global said on Tuesday it will undertake a "case-by-case assessment" of countries seeking debt relief from private creditors using the G20 debt relief plan to determine if they'...
Feb 17, 2021
Bay Area exodus leading edge of pandemic housing reshuffle
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long one of the nation's "it" destinations, San Francisco was already a land of unaffordable housing before the coronavirus hit, and with the median single-f...
Feb 17, 2021
Brexit a “remarkable opportunity” to make City of London more competitive – lawmakers
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's departure from the European Union is a "remarkable opportunity" to make financial rules more competitive to keep the City of London ahead of global rivals aft...
Feb 17, 2021
