Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Injured Tunisian protester dies, fuelling new clashes
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian protester injured during clashes with police has died in hospital, state media reported on Monday, leading to more violent confrontations between demonstrators and securit...
Jan 25, 2021
No word from pirates who seized sailors off Nigeria, Turkey says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Pirates who seized 15 sailors when they stormed a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea two days ago have not yet made contact with authorities, Turkey's foreign minis...
Jan 25, 2021
India to impose permanent ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok: Indian media
(Reuters) - India's ministry of electronics and information technology has issued fresh notices to make permanent a ban imposed on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps in June, Indian media repo...
Jan 25, 2021
Vimeo raises $300 million equity, valuation hits $6 billion
(Reuters) - IAC/InterActiveCorp said on Monday its online video platform, Vimeo, has raised $300 million in equity funding, just a month after the parent company approved a plan to spin off the unit. ...
Jan 25, 2021
Governor Whitmer, state officials discuss food security under pandemic
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer discussed food security under the pandemic for Michigan residents during a press conference on Monday, January 25. "Our philosophy is that no...
Jan 25, 2021
Biden says he is open to negotiating the proposed $1,400 COVID stimulus checks
By Alexandra Alper and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he is open to negotiating the eligibility requirements of his proposed $1,4000 COVID stimulus c...
Jan 25, 2021
Biden says 100-day goal on vaccinations may rise to 150 million instead of 100 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he might be able to raise to 150 million his 100-day goal of administering 100 million vaccination shots for the coronavirus. Biden told ...
Jan 25, 2021
State announces new grant funding for road projects in Kalamazoo, Marshall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Monday, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that it is awarding two state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category F grants to...
Jan 25, 2021
GameStop shares soar on short squeeze, then ease in wild trade session
By Stephen Culp and Julien Ponthus NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. videogame retailer GameStop skyrocketed by 144% on Monday as short sellers scrambled to cover their positions in the stock, which...
Jan 25, 2021
U.S. new COVID cases down 21% in past week, deaths fall from peak
(Reuters) - The United States reported a 21% drop in new cases of COVID-19 last week, as all but one state reported declines in new infections, and the number of coronavirus patients in hospitals also...
Jan 25, 2021
