Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU seals deal with Novavax for up to 200 million COVID-19 vaccines
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has approved a supply contract with U.S. firm Novavax for the purchase of up to 200 million COVID-19 vaccines, the European Commission said on Wednesday. U...
Aug 04, 2021
Ibiza seeks detectives to crash parties as COVID-19 surges
MADRID (Reuters) - Wanted: private detectives who can pass as tourists to help stop illegal raves on the Spanish party island of Ibiza. Successful applicants will be aged from 30 to 40, and able to bl...
Aug 04, 2021
Seventeen die when lightning strikes wedding party in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Wednesday when lightning struck a wedding party on a boat in northwestern Bangladesh, officials said. The lightning hi...
Aug 04, 2021
Trump says request by U.S. House panel for his tax returns is unlawful - court filing
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally challenged in court a recent U.S. Justice Department order that his tax returns should be turned over to a House of Representatives...
Aug 04, 2021
Israeli airline El Al to carry out mid-flight COVID test trial
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Passengers on an El Al flight from New York to Tel Aviv will be tested for the coronavirus on the plane itself or before boarding on Thursday to speed up procedu...
Aug 04, 2021
Analysis-Street protests could pressure Cuba to speed up economic reforms
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - The anti-government protests https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/street-protests-break-out-cuba-2021-07-11 that broke out in Cuba last month are expected to damage ...
Aug 04, 2021
GCC economies expected to grow an aggregate 2.2% this year - World Bank
DUBAI (Reuters) - Economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will likely grow an aggregate 2.2% this year after a 4.8% contraction last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lower oil prices, the...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Canadian De Grasse wins 200m gold
TOKYO (Reuters) -Canada's Andre De Grasse won the men's 200 metres gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday with a scorching time of 19.62 seconds, a national record. De Grasse, who claimed the 1...
Aug 04, 2021
Most New Yorkers want Gov. Cuomo to resign after sexual harassment finding, poll finds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Around 59 percent of New Yorkers think Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign after an independent investigation found he groped, kissed or made suggestive comments to 11 women in vi...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Korir extends Kenya's 800m dominance
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - Kenya's Emmanuel Korir won the Olympic men's 800 metres gold medal on Wednesday, extending the East African nation's dominance of an event they have now won four tim...
Aug 04, 2021
