Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia says Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine approved for use in Argentina
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday that the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, which it markets abroad, has been approved for use by Argentina's regulators. "Argentina was...
Dec 23, 2020
‘I was scared’: home-coming French expats relieved to escape Britain
PARIS (Reuters) - Sam Cabral, a French expatriate living in Britain, expressed relief on Wednesday as she stepped off a Eurostar train from London, becoming one of the first people to make the trip af...
Dec 23, 2020
Governor Whitmer commutes sentences for four individuals
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer granted four requests for clemency after reviewing the applications and recommendations by the Michigan Parole Board. "As a former p...
Dec 23, 2020
Supermodel Stella Tennant dies suddenly aged 50
LONDON (Reuters) - Stella Tennant, one of Britain's top models, has died at the age of 50, British media reported on Wednesday. Tennant was born into the Scottish aristocracy. Her unconventional, andr...
Dec 23, 2020
Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona did not consume alcohol or illicit narcotics in the days before his death, an autopsy released on Wednesday said. Maradona, who died in No...
Dec 23, 2020
Baltimore building explosion injures at least 10, traps window washers
(Reuters) - At least 10 people were injured, nine of them critically, on Wednesday after an explosion shook a downtown Baltimore office building and left two window washers dangling from a scaffold ou...
Dec 23, 2020
U.S. should rescind Boeing 737 MAX approval, crash victim families say in letter
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. regulators should rescind approval for the Boeing Co 737 MAX to fly again following a Senate Commerce Committee report released last week, families of crash victims said in a ...
Dec 23, 2020
Italy’s COVID-19 death toll passes 70,000, with 553 new fatalities
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 553 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 628 the day before, taking its total toll past 70,000, the health ministry said. The daily tally of new infections i...
Dec 23, 2020
New COVID-19 variant detected in Israel, health ministry says
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel has detected four cases of the new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, the Israeli health ministry said on Wednesday. Three of the ca...
Dec 23, 2020
Logistics firms reap “vaccine economy” benefits as EU gears up for roll-out
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Joern Schneemann thought he would be helping manage logistics for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this year. Then, the COVID-19 crisis intervened, pushing the event back to 2...
Dec 23, 2020
