Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Morgan ruled out of U.S. training camp after positive COVID-19 test
(Reuters) - Twice World Cup winner Alex Morgan, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, will not participate in a January training camp in Orlando that will be followed by two friendlies against Co...
Jan 06, 2021
Biden has selected Judge Merrick Garland to serve as attorney general – Politico
(Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden has selected Judge Merrick Garland to serve as his attorney general, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing two people with knowledge of the decision. Garland is a...
Jan 06, 2021
Trump says: ‘We will never give up, we will never concede’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told cheering supporters he would never concede the 2020 presidential election to President-elect Joe Biden, asserting without evidence ...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S. Sen. Schumer says Democratic Senate to make $2,000 stimulus payment top priority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday predicted Democrats will win control of the Senate for the next two years once all votes are counted in a special election...
Jan 06, 2021
EU no longer acknowledges Venezuela’s Guaido as interim president
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union can no longer legally recognise Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's legitimate head of state after he lost his position as...
Jan 06, 2021
Russia says Bolivia has registered Sputnik V vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Bolivia has granted emergency approval for use of Russia's Sputnik vaccine against COVID-19, Russian sovereign fund RDIF said on Wednesday. The vaccine was registered by the Bolivia...
Jan 06, 2021
New York governor backs online sports betting after pandemic battered economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, facing an economic chasm deepened by COVID-19 shutdowns, wants to follow neighboring New Jersey in legalizing mobile sports betting to help his sta...
Jan 06, 2021
Ireland tightens COVID-19 lockdown by closing schools, construction
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland on Wednesday ordered the closure of most schools and construction sites for at least three weeks in an effort to curb a sharp spike in COVID-19 infections, tightening a lock...
Jan 06, 2021
Italy PM calls on coalition partners to remain united to face crisis
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's prime minister on Wednesday urged members of his coalition government to stay united as the country grapples with a public health emergency and an economic crisis. "These are ...
Jan 06, 2021
Three drowned, dozens missing, after boat sinks in eastern Congo’s Lake Kivu
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - At least two children and one woman have drowned after a passenger boat sank on Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official s...
Jan 06, 2021
