Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NHL roundup: Canucks blow 4 leads, top Habs in shootout
Bo Horvat scored twice in a three-point game and netted the shootout winner as the Vancouver Canucks claimed their home opener by a 6-5 count over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. Braden Hol...
Jan 21, 2021
Suicide attack kills seven, injures 20 in Baghdad market
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide attacker using an explosive vest killed at least seven people and injured at least 20 in a central Baghdad market, police and medical sources said on Thursday. It was a r...
Jan 21, 2021
European shares extend gains on U.S. stimulus hope
(Reuters) - European stocks extended gains on Thursday on hopes of a large U.S. stimulus plan under new President Joe Biden, while investors looked to the European Central Bank (ECB) for clues on the ...
Jan 21, 2021
Priest injured in Madrid blast dies in hospital
MADRID (Reuters) - A Catholic priest who was retrieved from the rubble of a Church building in central Madrid that was destroyed by a presumed gas explosion died on Thursday, the Madrid archdiocese sa...
Jan 21, 2021
Biovac to distribute vaccines to South Africa healthcare workers, letter shows
By Nqobile Dludla and Wendell Roelf JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African pharmaceutical company Biovac Institute has been contracted by the government to import, store and distribute coronavirus vac...
Jan 21, 2021
France will need new COVID lockdown if curfew doesn’t work, says epidemiologist
PARIS (Reuters) - France will probably need a third national lockdown if the current 6 p.m. curfew fails to rein in the spread of the novel coronavirus, a member of the French national vaccine committ...
Jan 21, 2021
Russia reports 21,887 new coronavirus cases, 612 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 21,887 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 3,458 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 3,655,839, according to the country's coronav...
Jan 21, 2021
Russia to social networks: Stop promoting anti-Kremlin Navalny protests to minors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has asked social networks, including video-sharing app TikTok, to stop the spread of posts encouraging minors to take part in unsanctioned rallies on Saturday in support of j...
Jan 21, 2021
UK minister hopes teachers will be prioritized for vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's education minister Gavin Williamson said on Thursday he hoped that teachers would be "up the list" for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine when the first wave of vaccinations is ...
Jan 21, 2021
UK refuses to grant EU diplomats full status, sparking row: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is refusing to give full diplomatic status to the European Union's ambassador in London, causing a row between the recently divorced parties, the BBC reported on Thursday. B...
Jan 21, 2021
