Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rockies' Desmond first MLB player to opt out of 2021 season publicly
(Reuters) - Two-time All-Star Ian Desmond of the Colorado Rockies has opted out of the upcoming 2021 season, the outfielder said on Sunday, citing current playing circumstances. Desmond is the first p...
Feb 21, 2021
Protesters clash with Spanish police in fresh unrest over jailed rapper
By Jordi Rubio and Luis Felipe Castellija BARCELONA (Reuters) - Protesters threw bottles, stones and rubbish containers at police in Barcelona on Sunday in a sixth night of clashes after a rapper was ...
Feb 21, 2021
IAEA chief says struck deal with Iran to mitigate it cutting cooperation
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has struck a deal with Iran to continue "necessary" verification and monitoring activities in Iran after Tehran slashes cooperation this week but there wil...
Feb 21, 2021
Oath Keeper claims she met with Secret Service before Capitol riot
By Linda So WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leader of the far-right "Oath Keepers" group charged in the deadly U.S. Capitol riots said she was in Washington on Jan. 6 to provide security for legislators and ...
Feb 21, 2021
Bitcoin hits fresh high
(Reuters) - Bitcoin continued gaining on Sunday, rising to a fresh high and extending a two-month rally that took its market capitalization above $1 trillion on Friday. The world's most popular crypto...
Feb 21, 2021
German teachers, nursery workers could get vaccine sooner: health minister
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Primary school teachers and nursery workers in Germany could get a COVID-19 vaccine sooner than originally planned, the country's Health Minister Jens Spahn said. In its vaccinat...
Feb 21, 2021
U.S. administers 63.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 63,090,634 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Sunday morning and delivered 75,204,965 doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The tally...
Feb 21, 2021
Somali president challenged in his bid to secure new term
GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) - Somalia's president, whose four-year term expired this month, should not take part in talks aimed at resolving a dispute that has caused a delay in choosing a new head of s...
Feb 21, 2021
Texans stuck with $5,000 electric bills after winter storm need help, officials says
By Linda So and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - The mayors of two of the largest cities in Texas said the state should help pay some of the eye-watering electricity bills sent to residents after the devast...
Feb 21, 2021
Start of Ebola vaccinations in Guinea delayed by poor weather
CONAKRY (Reuters) - The start of a vaccination campaign against Ebola in southeastern Guinea has been delayed by a day after the vaccines did not arrive in the country on Sunday due to bad weather, he...
Feb 21, 2021
