Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden believes teachers are priority for vaccinations, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden believes that America's teachers should be a priority in getting vaccinated against the coronavirus but he will listen to scientists' recommendations on...
Feb 09, 2021
Suspected Islamists kill 10 villagers in eastern Congo
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Attackers killed around 10 people in an overnight raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities and the army said on Tuesd...
Feb 09, 2021
Germany’s Rocket Internet aims for SPAC in New York, sources say
By Arno Schuetze and Nadine Schimroszik FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German tech investment company Rocket Internet plans to list a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in New York to tap into investor...
Feb 09, 2021
Super Bowl LV watched by 96.4 million viewers across all platforms – CBS
(Reuters) - Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast on CBS attracted 96.4 million viewers across all platforms, the ViacomCBS-owned network said on Tuesday. The network did not disclose how many people watched ...
Feb 09, 2021
Hungarian opposition radio forced off air as loses licence renewal case
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A Hungarian opposition radio station lost an appeal against the removal of its licence on Tuesday, cutting by one the already dwindling ranks of media outlets cri...
Feb 09, 2021
Alpine skiing: Bad weather wipes out world championships for second day
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) - Bad weather thwarted attempts to start the Alpine skiing world championships for the second day in a row on Tuesday with the women's super-G called off due to fog....
Feb 09, 2021
Volunteer doctors turned away from Portugal’s struggling health service
By Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) - Doctors volunteering to help Portugal's overstretched health service with a peak of COVID-19 hospitalisations say they are being turned away or encountering un...
Feb 09, 2021
Telesat taps Thales Alenia Space for $3 billion deal to build low earth orbit satellites
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian satellite company Telesat on Tuesday tapped Thales Alenia Space to build 300 low earth orbit (LEO) telecommunications satellites in a contract worth about ...
Feb 09, 2021
Iraq hangs five men convicted of terrorism, sources say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Tuesday hanged five people convicted of terrorism charges, local security officials said. All those executed at a prison in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya were Iraqi ...
Feb 09, 2021
Biden will ‘walk, not run’ on trade deals as Sino-U.S. tension lingers
By Divya Chowdhury (Reuters) - Sino-U.S. ties will stay tense as U.S. President Joe Biden is unlikely to rush into new deals with the world's second largest economy or reduce tariffs on China, even if...
Feb 09, 2021
