Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Stricter COVID-19 curfew imposed on French city of Marseille
PARIS (Reuters) - A stricter evening curfew will be imposed on the major southern French city of Marseille as part of government measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, BFM TV and France 3 ...
Jan 09, 2021
Iraq calls U.S. blacklisting of militia leader ‘unacceptable’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq denounced on Saturday as "unacceptable" a U.S. decision to blacklist the leader of a state umbrella group for mainly Iran-backed Shi'ite militia. Washington imposed sanctions ...
Jan 09, 2021
Queen Elizabeth and husband receive COVID-19 vaccines: palace
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her husband Philip, both in their nineties, have received vaccinations against COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. "The Queen and The Duke of...
Jan 09, 2021
Slain Pakistani miners buried after protest
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani mourners buried on Saturday the bodies of 11 slain coalminers that had been put on a highway in the city of Quetta for six days in an anti-gover...
Jan 09, 2021
Cuba to collaborate with Iran on coronavirus vaccine
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist-run Cuba said late on Friday it had signed an accord with Iran to transfer the technology for its most advanced coronavirus vaccine candidate and carry out ...
Jan 09, 2021
Florida man photographed carrying Speaker’s lectern in Capitol riot arrested by federal marshal
(Reuters) - A Florida man photographed carrying U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern from the House of Representative chambers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol was arrested late Friday, accord...
Jan 09, 2021
Irish health officials believe South African COVID-19 variant contained
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Health officials in Ireland, where a more infectious variant of the coronavirus first discovered in England has been surging, said on Saturday they believe three cases of another ne...
Jan 09, 2021
Ethiopian women raped in Mekelle, says soldier
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Soldiers and police in the northern Ethiopian city of Mekelle have expressed concerns about insecurity, with one saying women were raped this week, after the city fell to federal f...
Jan 09, 2021
French warplanes fly over Central African Republic as vote tensions grow
PARIS (Reuters) - French warplanes flew over the Central African Republic on Saturday for the first time since a disputed election last month, President Emmanuel Macron's office said. Macron's office ...
Jan 09, 2021
Austria to roll out 5 million coronavirus tests for school pupils
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austrian schools will receive 5 million coronavirus testing kits from Jan. 18, the government said on Saturday, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the virus when pupils eventu...
Jan 09, 2021
