Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Islanders sign D Zdeno Chara to one-year contract
Defenseman Zdeno Chara returns for a 24th NHL season in 2021-22, agreeing to terms Saturday on a one-year deal with the New York Islanders. The 44-year-old veteran of 1,608 games started his career wi...
Sep 18, 2021
Greece opens new migrant holding camp on island amid tougher policy
By Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece opened a new holding camp for migrants on Saturday on the island of Samos, close to Turkey, and said other new facilities would follow in coming month...
Sep 18, 2021
Italy reports 51 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, 4,578 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 51 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 66 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose marginally to 4,578 from 4,5...
Sep 18, 2021
Italy set for referendum on liberalising cannabis use, say weed advocates
ROME (Reuters) - Weed advocates in Italy said on Saturday they had gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum on liberalising the use of cannabis, setting the stage for a nationwide vote on th...
Sep 18, 2021
Singapore reports 1,009 new COVID-19 cases, highest since April last year
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 1,009 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest since April last year. A recent rise in cases after the relaxation of some COVID-19 measures has prom...
Sep 18, 2021
Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait
(Reuters) - Some Afghan girls returned to primary schools with gender-segregated classes on Saturday, but older girls faced an anxious wait with no clarity over if and when they would be able to resum...
Sep 18, 2021
UAE to give conglomerate favourable treatment after local hiring pledge
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will give favourable treatment to a locally-owned conglomerate after it pledged on Saturday to hire thousands of citizens, days after the government unveiled...
Sep 18, 2021
'Quad' countries to agree on secure microchip supply chains-media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will agree to take steps to build secure semiconductor supply chains when they meet in Washington next week, the Nikkei busin...
Sep 18, 2021
Three killed in blasts in Afghan city of Jalalabad, sources say
(Reuters) - At least three people were killed and about 20 wounded in a series of blasts in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, two sources in the city said. The fatalities occurred duri...
Sep 18, 2021
Football Preview: Gophers at Colorado
(Boulder, CO) — The University of Minnesota football team plays its first road game today (Saturday 11 am) at Colorado. The Gophers and Buffaloes both have 1-and-1 records. Colorado fell to sixt...
Sep 18, 2021
