Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France’s new COVID-19 cases slow down but hospitalisations up again
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities on Monday reported 3,411 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, sharply down from Sunday's 11,022, but the number of people hospitalised for the di...
Dec 07, 2020
California becomes biggest U.S. state to launch virus contact-tracing app
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus, becoming the biggest U.S. state to take advantage of new techno...
Dec 07, 2020
Breaking’s breakthrough brings electric ‘folk art’ to Paris Games
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Breakdancing cleared its final hurdle to feature in the Paris 2024 Games on Monday, bringing the wholly original, electric art form to sport's biggest stage. Considered one ...
Dec 07, 2020
Three members of Raptors test positive for COVID-19
TORONTO (Reuters) - Three members of the Toronto Raptors have tested positive for COVID-19 during the league-mandated testing period prior to training camp, the NBA team said on Monday. The Raptors, w...
Dec 07, 2020
Surfing and breakdancing among four sports to win Paris 2024 spot
(Reuters) - Breakdancing, surfing, skateboarding and sports climbing won a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics when the International Olympic Committee ratified their inclusion on Monday, IOC President Th...
Dec 07, 2020
France still far above goal of 5,000 COVID-19 cases per day: top health official
PARIS (Reuters) - France is still far from reducing its number of new COVID-19 cases per day to 5,000, and the risk of a strong rebound of the pandemic remains high, the health ministry's top official...
Dec 07, 2020
U.S. Congress eyes short-term funding measure as COVID-19, omnibus talks continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is likely to consider a one-week funding measure to provide additional time for negotiations aimed at hammering out a new COVID-19 relief package and a $1.4 tr...
Dec 07, 2020
K-Wings opt out of 2020-2021 ECHL schedule, plan to return next season
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – There will be no Kalamazoo Wings hockey games for the 2020-2021 season. The K-Wings have elected to sit out this season as they exercised the ECHL’s COVID-19 v...
Dec 07, 2020
U.S. National Security Agency warns of Russian hacking against VMware products
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - A new cybersecurity alert from the U.S. National Security Agency warns that Russian "state-sponsored" hackers are actively exploiting a software vulnerability in multip...
Dec 07, 2020
No-deal Brexit? Little chance, say investment banks
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Worries about Brexit trade talks knocked the pound 1% lower on Monday, but investment banks continue to expect Britain and the European Union to reach a deal b...
Dec 07, 2020
