Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canadian government passes legislation to end Montreal port strike
(Reuters) - The Canadian government passed a back-to-work legislation late on Friday to end a strike that began at the Port of Montreal this week by workers over changes to their work schedules. Labor...
May 1, 2021
Exxon Mobil begins escorting workers from Texas plant -USW official
By Erwin Seba BEAUMONT, Texas (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp late Friday began escorting United Steelworkers (USW) union members from part of its Beaumont, Texas, complex ahead of an expected Saturday l...
May 1, 2021
Fire in hospital’s intensive care kills 18 in India’s Gujarat
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - At least 18 people, including two healthcare workers were killed in a fire at a COVID-19 hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat late on Friday night, officials sa...
May 1, 2021
Myanmar protesters march three months after coup; U.N. warns of ‘standstill’
(Reuters) - Protesters against military rule marched in Myanmar on Saturday three months after a coup ended a democratic transition, with several small blasts compounding a sense of crisis that a U.N....
May 1, 2021
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv eases coronavirus restrictions
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Saturday eased tough restrictions imposed last month to prevent the rapid spread of the new coronavirus. In early April, Kyiv limited its public transport se...
May 1, 2021
Jags pick Georgia CB Tyson Campbell to open Round 2
One day after the Jacksonville Jaguars picked a potential franchise quarterback to open the NFL draft, the team turned its attention to the opposite side of the ball. Jacksonville selected Georgia cor...
May 1, 2021
Baseball-Phillies’ Harper says he won’t rush back after being hit on face, wrist
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper said he will not rush back into action after being hit in the face by a 96.9 mph fastball from St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Genesis Cabrera, wh...
May 1, 2021
Japan to approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine as soon as May 21 – Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese regulators are set to approve Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine as soon as May 21, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported Saturday, without citing the source of the information...
May 1, 2021
India posts record daily rise in COVID-19 cases of 401,993
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India posted a record daily rise of 401,993 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, while deaths from COVID-19 jumped by 3,523 over the past 24 hours, according to health ministry dat...
May 1, 2021
Last of group of 10 Catholic hostages, including two French nationals, freed in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The last six of 10 hostages who were kidnapped in Haiti earlier this month were released on Friday, including four Catholic priests and two French citizens, according to a s...
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