Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New York Chinatown’s Asian Pearl River Mart closing store next year
By Aleksandra Michalska (Reuters) - Pearl River Mart, New York Chinatown's landmark emporium for everything Asian since 1971, will close its flagship store in early 2021 as the pandemic has left the f...
Dec 30, 2020
Egypt summons Ethiopia’s envoy over comments – statement
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian foreign ministry summoned the Ethiopian Charg d'Affairs to Cairo on Wednesday to provide clarifications over comments made by the spokesman of the Ethiopian foreign mini...
Dec 30, 2020
MI COVID Alert app now available in two additional languages
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) announced the launch of S...
Dec 30, 2020
Tunisia president to launch dialogue to ‘correct the revolution’ process
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied will launch in coming weeks a national dialogue that will include political parties and youth from all regions "to correct the revolution...
Dec 30, 2020
AstraZeneca tells Chile to wrap up vaccine trial recruitment
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has wrapped up recruitment for its COVID-19 vaccine trial in Chile with 2,000 volunteers signed up, the university running the study confir...
Dec 30, 2020
Mob attacks, sets ablaze Hindu temple in northwestern Pakistan
By Jibran Ahmed PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A mob in northwestern Pakistan attacked and set ablaze a century-old Hindu temple on Wednesday, officials said, prompting condemnations from the Muslim-m...
Dec 30, 2020
Amazon to acquire Wondery in podcast push
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it would acquire podcast startup Wondery, aiming to beef up non-musical content on its Amazon Music app. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal report...
Dec 30, 2020
Cash strapped Americans ask Mnuchin where their ‘stimmy’ checks are
By Imani Moise, Anirban Sen and Michelle Price (Reuters) - Mixed messages from banks and the U.S. Treasury Department have caused confusion and frustration for millions of struggling Americans waiting...
Dec 30, 2020
Shots first, questions later: Britain’s new COVID-19 vaccine rollout approach
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would prioritise making sure that more people receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine quickly over giving a second shot to thos...
Dec 30, 2020
Miners praise U.S. spending bill that funds rare earths programs
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - The pandemic aid and spending package signed by U.S. President Donald Trump last Sunday includes more than $800 million to fund rare earths and strategic minerals resear...
Dec 30, 2020
