Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Africa lifts curfew as it says COVID-19 fourth wave peaks
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -South Africa lifted a midnight to 4 a.m. curfew on movement with immediate effect as it believes the country has passed the peak of its fourth COVID-19 wave driven by the Omicron ...
Dec 30, 2021
Anti-vax community blasts Trump after pro-shot comments
By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Former Republican President Donald Trump's recent comments touting COVID-19 vaccines as safe and a major achievement of his presidency have roiled extreme anti-vaxers, w...
Dec 30, 2021
Ravens OL Patrick Mekari signs three-year extension
Baltimore Ravens versatile offensive lineman Patrick Mekari signed a three-year contract extension through the 2024 season. Financial terms were not disclosed by the team on Thursday. Mekari, 24, has ...
Dec 30, 2021
Cricket-De Kock quits tests but stays on for South Africa in white ball cricket
PRETORIA (Reuters) - Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from test cricket, another blow to South Africa's brittle top six batting line-up in the longest format of the game that has seen them...
Dec 30, 2021
Russia lists Pussy Riot member, art collector and satirist as 'foreign agents'
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday designated a member of the Pussy Riot punk band, a prominent art collector and a well-known satirist as "foreign agents", the latest in a series of moves critics ...
Dec 30, 2021
France reports 200,000 new daily Covid cases for second day running
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 206,243 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period on Thursday, a totally above the 200,000 limit for the second day running. The record of 208,099 was set j...
Dec 30, 2021
NFL asks teams to hold moment of silence for John Madden
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has asked all home teams to hold a moment of silence before each game this weekend in honor of John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach and broadcasting icon who died Tuesday...
Dec 30, 2021
U.S. CDC recommends against cruise travel as COVID-19 cases resurge
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people should avoid cruise travel regardless of vaccination status, following a jump in onboard COVID-19 cases, in a major blow to t...
Dec 30, 2021
Furniture giant IKEA raises prices as supply chain woes persist
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The world's biggest furniture brand IKEA is raising prices by an average of 9% as it faces increasing costs in transport and raw materials, the owner of most of its stores worldw...
Dec 30, 2021
China's CanSino says it plans further vaccine deliveries to Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - China's CanSino Biologics said on Thursday it will resume supplies of its COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico next year, following a Reuters report that the Mexican government had cut i...
Dec 30, 2021
