Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Yorkers meet in Times Square to say ‘Good Riddance’ to COVID-19, Zoom calls
By Daniel Fastenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - About a dozen people lined up on Monday to shred things they want to forget about 2020, including but not limited to the deadly global pandemic that swept the...
Dec 28, 2020
U.S. appeals court blocks NY governor’s limits on religious gatherings
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The federal appeals court in Manhattan on Monday blocked New York state restrictions on the size of religious gatherings put in place to combat the spread of t...
Dec 28, 2020
Biden says many U.S. national security agencies have been ‘hollowed out’
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday that many national security agencies had been damaged and "hollowed out," reiterating that his transition team was not gettin...
Dec 28, 2020
Fiocruz to seek Brazil approval for AstraZeneca vaccine on Jan. 15
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Fiocruz biomedical institute will seek approval for the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 with federal health regulator Anvisa on Jan. 15, one ...
Dec 28, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell is denied bail by U.S. judge
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied bail to Ghislaine Maxwell, citing the risk the British socialite could try to flee from charges she assisted in the late financie...
Dec 28, 2020
Sixers president fined $50,000 by NBA for violating tampering rule
(Reuters) - The NBA fined Philadelphia 76ers' $50,000 on Monday for violating its anti-tampering rule after he posted a message about Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden on social media. Morey...
Dec 28, 2020
New coronavirus variant in Germany since November – Die Welt
BERLIN (Reuters) - The new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain seems to have been present in Germany since November as doctors detected it retrospectively in samples of an older patient who late...
Dec 28, 2020
Three French soldiers killed in Mali on Monday -Elysee
PARIS (Reuters) - Three French soldiers died while in operation in Mali on Monday when an improvised explosive device hit their armoured vehicle, the French Presidency said in a statement. The soldier...
Dec 28, 2020
Murray to return to Australian Open as wild card
Three-time Grand Slam champion and former World No. 1 Andy Murray has received a main-draw wildcard bid to the 2021 Australian Open. "We welcome Andy back to Melbourne with open arms," tournament dire...
Dec 28, 2020
JPMorgan to buy third-party loyalty program unit of cxLoyalty
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Monday it would buy the global loyalty division of cxLoyalty Group Holdings Inc, a third-party credit card loyalty program service provider. The transaction, wh...
Dec 28, 2020
