Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia’s Victoria logs 17 days with no community COVID cases
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state recorded its 17th straight day without any new local coronavirus cases on Saturday as officials focus on keeping the community separated from staff and...
Jan 22, 2021
Iditarod sled-dog race losing Exxon support amid animal-rights pressure
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The world's most famous sled-dog race, celebrated by Alaskans for half a century but condemned by animal-rights activists as inhumane, is losing one of it...
Jan 22, 2021
Mexico reports 21,007 new coronavirus cases, 1,440 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Health Ministry on Friday reported 21,007 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 1,440 additional fatalities, bringing the country's total to 1,732,290 cases...
Jan 22, 2021
China reports 107 new mainland COVID-19 cases vs 103 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 107 new COVID-19 cases on the mainland on Jan. 22, up from 103 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Saturday. The National Health Commission s...
Jan 22, 2021
Mexican president, Biden discuss migration, coronavirus, development
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he discussed migration, the coronavirus pandemic and cooperation on development during a phone call with U.S. President Joe B...
Jan 22, 2021
Everybody determined’ to get Tokyo Games going – Bach
(Reuters) - The entire Olympic movement is united in its determination to ensure the Tokyo Games happen in July and August, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said in a video ...
Jan 22, 2021
Delivery apps in Mexico make temporary cut to fees as restaurants struggle
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Delivery apps Uber Eats and Rappi have temporarily reduced their fees for restaurants in Mexico, the companies said on Friday, under pressure from industry groups to lessen the...
Jan 22, 2021
Panama detects first case of South Africa COVID-19 variant – health ministry
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama has registered its first case of a COVID-19 variant matching a strain of the virus detected in South Africa, the Central American country's health ministry said on Frida...
Jan 22, 2021
‘I want to feel safe again’: Americans lament slow pace of U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Jerry Shapiro, a 78-year-old pharmacist from Los Angeles, is at the top of the list of Californians now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but more t...
Jan 22, 2021
Michigan health department director steps down hours after new reopening orders issued
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has stepped down, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer has already announced his replacement. Robert Gord...
Jan 22, 2021
