Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Individual COVID vaccine deals cannot undermine EU joint orders, Portugal says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Any side deals for COVID-19 vaccines by European Union countries cannot undermine the bloc's joint orders, the health minister of Portugal, which holds the six-month EU presidency...
Jan 08, 2021
South Korea unveils inflatable isolation ward for COVID-19 patients
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean researchers say they have designed an inflatable "negative pressure" ward for isolating and treating patients with infectious diseases like COVID-19, after...
Jan 08, 2021
EU countries cannot negotiate separate vaccine deals – EU chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU countries are not allowed to negotiate separate vaccine deals with pharmaceutical companies in parallel to the efforts of the European Union as a whole, the president of the Eu...
Jan 08, 2021
Loves Furniture stores in Portage, Battle Creek, and Grand Rapids slated for liquidation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Less than six months after it began reopening former Art Van Furniture stores, Loves Furniture and Mattresses stores are now slated for liquidation after the company...
Jan 08, 2021
China fines seven financial institutions $31 million over irregularities
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance watchdog on Friday fined seven financial institutions a total 199.5 million yuan ($30.85 million) for irregularities in overcharging fees and insuffic...
Jan 08, 2021
Bhutan reports first COVID-19 death
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan reported its first COVID-19 death some 10 months after initially detecting the virus and managing to keep the disease under c...
Jan 08, 2021
Iran Guards unveils underground missile base in the Gulf – state media
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Friday unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location, Iranian state media reported on Friday, at a time of heightened tens...
Jan 08, 2021
Citing attack on U.S. Capitol, Betsy Devos resigns from Trump Cabinet
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/AM) – Holland native and former Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Betsy DeVos is stepping down as U.S. Education Secretary. She sent President Trump a letter last nig...
Jan 08, 2021
EU doubles COVID vaccine deal with Pfizer to 600 million doses
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union reached a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for 300 million additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, doubling the amount of doses from these producers, the head o...
Jan 08, 2021
Australia opposition leader taken to hospital after car crash-newspaper
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure on Friday after a car accident in Sydney, the Australian newspaper reported. A repr...
Jan 08, 2021
