Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jan. 6 committee 'looking into' subpoenas for U.S. Republican lawmakers - chairman
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The congressional committee investigating last year's Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is "looking into" issuing subpoenas to Republican members of Congress to force their co...
Jan 02, 2022
Bulgaria detects first cases of Omicron coronavirus variant
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has detected its first 12 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the Balkan country's chief health inspector Angel Kunchev said on Sunday. "We have confirmed the n...
Jan 02, 2022
Cricket-England head coach Silverwood tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - England head coach Chris Silverwood has tested positive for COVID-19 while isolating in Melbourne, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Sunday. Silverwood was already due to miss the ...
Jan 02, 2022
Dutch police disperse thousands protesting against lockdown measures
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Riot police with batons and shields tried to break up a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in the Dutch capital on Sunday to protest against COVID-19 lockdown measures an...
Jan 02, 2022
Soccer-PSG's Messi and three others test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi and three other players have tested positive for COVID-19, the French Ligue 1 club said on Sunday. Argentina international Messi joined PSG from boyho...
Jan 02, 2022
Germans see pandemic, pensions as biggest topics for 2022-poll
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans want their new government to focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic and safeguarding pensions in 2022, with fewer people wanting them to prioritise the climate crisis, a...
Jan 02, 2022
EU flag removed from Arc de Triomphe after causing stir
PARIS (Reuters) - A large European Union flag attached to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday to mark the start of France's six-month presidency of the bloc was removed on Sunday after it drew outr...
Jan 02, 2022
Daily COVID cases in Saudi Arabia above 1,000, continue to climb in UAE
(Reuters) - Daily coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia have climbed above 1,000 for the first time since August, while daily infections in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) haven crossed the 2,500-level. Au...
Jan 02, 2022
English school children to wear masks to tackle Omicron surge
LONDON (Reuters) - Children in secondary schools in England will be told to wear face coverings when they return after the Christmas holiday next week to tackle a surge in cases of the Omicron variant...
Jan 02, 2022
German hospitals hope Omicron - as milder variant - could ease burden
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Omicron coronavirus variant could ease pressure on the German health system if it turns out to produce milder illness, even though infections are rising, the head of the country...
Jan 02, 2022
