Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Africa bans alcohol sales, tightens curfew in new COVID-19 restrictions
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa on Monday tightened COVID-19 restrictions, banning alcohol sales and extending a nationwide curfew, as infections shot through the one million mark owing to a fast...
Dec 28, 2020
Spain’s COVID-19 death toll tops 50,000, infection rate drops
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's death toll from the coronavirus crossed the 50,000 mark on Monday, while the number of infections per 100,000 people fell for the first time in nearly three weeks, health mi...
Dec 28, 2020
Violence closed 800 polling stations in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) - More than 14% of polling stations in the Central African Republic failed to operate during Sunday's presidential and legislative election due to armed rebels who attacked voters and...
Dec 28, 2020
France’s new coronavirus infections up 2,960 over 24 hours
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 2,960 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Monday, down from 8,822 on Sunday and from Saturday's 3,093. Case numbers generally dip...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's prison service on Monday gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a last minute ultimatum: Fly back from Germany at once and report at a Moscow office early on Tuesday morning, o...
Dec 28, 2020
Actress Lori Loughlin completes prison term in college admissions scam
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin was released from a Dublin, California, prison after completing a two-month sentence for paying bribes to secure spots for her daughters at a...
Dec 28, 2020
Germany alarmed by threat posed by coronavirus deniers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is facing a growing threat of attacks by right-wing militants who deny the existence of the coronavirus pandemic and its health risks, a senior security official said on Mon...
Dec 28, 2020
Kuwait won’t extend suspension of flights, will open borders – cabinet
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait will not extend its decision to suspend flights beyond Jan. 1 and will open its land and sea borders the next day, the cabinet said in a statement on Monday. Last week, Kuwait...
Dec 28, 2020
Rivera: Heinicke to start for Washington if Smith can’t
Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera expressed optimism that quarterback Alex Smith will be under center next week against the Eagles in Philadelphia in a game that will decide the NFC East champ...
Dec 28, 2020
Horse racing-USADA calls horse racing integrity act ‘new era’ in sport
(Reuters) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday the recently-passed Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) that will allow the body to oversee a national drug testing program for horse rac...
Dec 28, 2020
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