Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italian parents and children protest against COVID school closures
ROME (Reuters) - Thousands of Italian parents, children and teachers protested in squares up and down the country on Sunday against what they call the unnecessary closure of schools to try to curb COV...
Mar 21, 2021
Atlanta shooting of Asian women was racially motivated, U.S. senator says
By Sarah N. Lynch and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth on Sunday expressed doubts about FBI Director Chris Wray's initial assessment that the fatal shoo...
Mar 21, 2021
UK reports 33 new COVID-19 deaths, lowest daily number since October
LONDON (Reuters) - The daily number of COVID-19 deaths in the United Kingdom fell to 33 on Sunday, the lowest figure since Oct. 5 and down from peaks of well over 1,000 daily cases in January and Febr...
Mar 21, 2021
Cuba to vaccinate 150,000 frontline workers as part of final phase of clinical trial
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba announced on Sunday it would vaccinate 150,000 frontline workers as part of the final phase of a clinical trial of the country's leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate amid a surge...
Mar 21, 2021
Russian jets hit northwestern Syria near Turkish border -witnesses, Syrian rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) - Russian jets conducted raids on areas close to heavily populated towns and camps in opposition-held northwestern Syria near the Turkish border, the first such strikes this year, witn...
Mar 21, 2021
South Africa concludes sale of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, health ministry says
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has concluded the sale of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines it had acquired but did not use to other African Union member states, the health ministry said on Sunday. ...
Mar 21, 2021
Golf: Harding wins Kenya Open to claim second European Tour title
(Reuters) - South Africa's Justin Harding produced a flawless final round of five-under-par 66 at the Kenya Open on Sunday to seal a two-shot victory over Kurt Kitayama and his second European Tour ti...
Mar 21, 2021
Alpine skiing: Feller wins season-ending men's World Cup slalom
(Reuters) - Austria's Manuel Feller won the season-ending men's Alpine skiing World Cup slalom in Lenzerheide on Sunday ahead of French pair Clement Noel and Alexis Pinturault. Pinturault had made sur...
Mar 21, 2021
Islamic State claims responsibility for killing 33 Malian soldiers
DAKAR (Reuters) - Islamic State's West Africa affiliate claimed responsibility on Sunday for an ambush last week that killed 33 Malian soldiers, according to a statement published by the SITE Intellig...
Mar 21, 2021
Iran's Khamenei says U.S. promises have no credibility for Tehran
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday Iran did not trust U.S. promises on lifting sanctions and that Tehran would only go back to its commitments under a 2015 ...
Mar 21, 2021
