Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vietnam, Britain sign free trade deal, to take effect Dec. 31
HANOI (Reuters) - Britain and Vietnam signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday, Vietnamese state media reported, days before Britain completes its transition out of the European Union. The deal, which...
Dec 29, 2020
Argentina begins COVID vaccination drive with Russia’s Sputnik V
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina began to vaccinate its citizens against the coronavirus on Tuesday using 300,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine delivered last week, the government said. Lat...
Dec 29, 2020
Moscow extends school holiday amid rise in coronavirus infections in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow will extend the school holiday by one week until Jan. 17 in hopes of stabilising the situation regarding new coronavirus infections and avoid new COVID-19-related restriction...
Dec 29, 2020
Drainage works unearth Roman baths in heart of Jordan’s capital
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Muath Freij AMMAN (Reuters) - The discovery of the ruins of old Roman baths during the construction of a major drainage system in the heart of Jordan's capital has posed a d...
Dec 29, 2020
Aces high: Padres join World Series favorites
Landing a pair of aces to front a once-ragged rotation has thrust the San Diego Padres near the top of the 2021 World Series odds. The Padres jumped from 12-1 to 7-1 at SportsBetting.com to win the Wo...
Dec 29, 2020
Mexico expects 100,000 Pfizer vaccines by early January
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico expects delivery of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to increase to over 100,000 doses by Jan. 4 and more than 1.4 million doses by the end of next month, according to a schedu...
Dec 29, 2020
EU to buy extra 100 million doses of Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will buy an extra 100 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total from the two firms to 300 million doses, European Commission Pr...
Dec 29, 2020
One care worker remains in German hospital after vaccine overdose
BERLIN (Reuters) - A care home worker in Germany is still in hospital after being among a group that received the first known overdoses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19, local authoriti...
Dec 29, 2020
Tennis-Indian Wells postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells that was scheduled to be held in California in March has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns, tennis governing body AT...
Dec 29, 2020
Toews joins growing list of sidelined Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is sidelined due to an undisclosed illness and won't be ready for the start of the regular season. Toews, 32, joins a growing list of Blackhawks who aren't av...
Dec 29, 2020
