Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China's capital Beijing detects bird flu in wild swans at tourist site
(Reuters) - Beijing has recorded an outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in wild swans at a popular tourist site in the Chinese capital, China's agriculture ministry said on Monday. The outbreak took place in th...
Feb 01, 2021
More contagious mutation causes half of new Dutch virus cases
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The coronavirus mutation first detected in Britain caused half of all new infections in the Netherlands by Jan. 26, Dutch health minister Hugo de Jonge said on Monday. Last week,...
Feb 01, 2021
Armenia approves Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine - Russia's RDIF
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia's health ministry has approved the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine for domestic use, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), responsible for marketing the vaccine a...
Feb 01, 2021
Take 5: Players with most to gain in Super Bowl LV
More than the Lombardi Trophy will be handed out on Sunday night at Super Bowl LV in Tampa: legacies, dynasties and places among the all-time greats will there for the taking. For the winners, the pri...
Feb 01, 2021
Madrid region relaxes COVID-19 restrictions despite sky-high caseload
By Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - The Madrid region will start relaxing its COVID-19 restrictions this week, officials said on Monday, even as the rest of Spain and Europe are toughening up measures ...
Feb 01, 2021
Israel says coordinated passage of 1st COVID-19 vaccines shipment to Palestinians
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it coordinated the passage of a first shipment of 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccinations into the occupied West Bank. The vaccines, which came from ...
Feb 01, 2021
Squash: David shines even if Olympics remain elusive
LONDON (Reuters) - She was never given the chance to shine on an Olympic stage, but squash superstar Nicol David may derive some compensation from being named the World Games Greatest Athlete of All T...
Feb 01, 2021
UK to push surge testing after finding South African variants
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will step up mass testing in a number of areas across the country, including London, after it found an increasing number of novel coronavirus cases linked to the South Afric...
Feb 01, 2021
Exclusive-Mexican tax authorities to seek over $500 million from Canada's First Majestic
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government plans to seek more than $500 million from Canadian miner First Majestic Silver Corp in what it says are owed taxes for artificially ke...
Feb 01, 2021
Italians flock back to coffee bars as COVID-19 restrictions eased
By Gabriele Pileri and Cristiano Corvino ROME (Reuters) - The familiar tinkling of ceramic cups and chatter returned to coffee bars across most of Italy on Monday, as rigid COVID-19 restrictions were ...
Feb 01, 2021
