Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vikings agree to deal with ex-Giants DT Dalvin Tomlinson
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a contract with former New York Giants defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson on Monday night, according to his agency. The 6-foot-3,...
Mar 16, 2021
Mexico expects U.S. response to AstraZeneca request on Friday
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States should respond by Friday to Mexico's request to share doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine it has in stock, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said. Reuters r...
Mar 16, 2021
Austria's Kurz and allies seek 'correction' on EU vaccine distribution
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday he and allies from eastern Europe were pushing for the European Union to adjust the way it distributes COVID-19 vaccines after com...
Mar 16, 2021
Israel's Arabs stage flash mob to highlight fatal shootings in their community
By Sinan Abu Mayzer and Rami Ayyub UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (Reuters) - At Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Circle, buzzing on a Saturday afternoon, around a dozen young people suddenly began to collapse slowly and th...
Mar 16, 2021
Germany extends tax deferral for pandemic-hit firms by three months
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will extend a tax deferral scheme designed to help firms hit by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by a further three months, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday. ...
Mar 16, 2021
No evidence blood clots more likely after AstraZeneca shot, says UK PM's spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - There is no evidence that blood clots are any more likely to occur after people are given AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said o...
Mar 16, 2021
Russia readies for IPO flurry that will raise at least $10 billion this year, says UBS
By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian companies, back on global investors' radar since late last year, are set for an IPO boom in 2021 with initial public offerings expected to raise at least ...
Mar 16, 2021
Rebel priests defy Vatican, vow to bless same-sex couples
VIENNA (Reuters) - A dissident band of Roman Catholic priests leading a disobedience campaign against the Vatican said on Tuesday they would carry on blessing same-sex couples in defiance of Church or...
Mar 16, 2021
Euro zone bank not watching souring credit well enough: ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone banks need to do a better job in recognizing soured loans as their current ways of identifying troubled credit may be ineffective, European Central Bank supervisory chi...
Mar 16, 2021
Actor Yaphet Kotto, known for 'Alien' and as a Bond villain, dies at 81
(Reuters) - Yaphet Kotto, an American actor known for his roles in movies including "Alien" and "Midnight Run" and as a villain in the James Bond film "Live and Let Die," has died at age 81. Kotto's d...
Mar 16, 2021
