Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pakistan: China to gift half million doses of Sinopharm vaccine
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday that China has agreed to provide half a million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 free of c...
Jan 21, 2021
New Season, New System and Uncharted Territory Mark Season Opening Weekend for Fighting Hawks
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - (UND Athletics) Since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, dates have been the mileposts for which one uses to signify the length of time in quarantine, isolati...
Jan 21, 2021
French President Macron warns students that COVID restrictions to stay for some time
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron warned students on Thursday to expect COVID-19 restrictions to remain in place for much of the rest of the 2020/21 academic year. Macron was meeting ...
Jan 21, 2021
Days before Portugal's election, quarantined voters cast ballots at home
By Catarina Demony and Pedro Nunes LISBON (Reuters) - Ana Gameiro, her husband and son all tested positive for the coronavirus last week amid a surge of infections across Portugal, forcing them to sel...
Jan 21, 2021
Futures edge higher ahead of weekly jobless claims data
By Devik Jain and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday as investors counted on more pandemic relief and speedy vaccine rollouts under the new Biden administration ...
Jan 21, 2021
Volkswagen faces EU fine for missing 2020 emissions targets
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen faces a fine of more than 100 million euros ($121 million) for missing EU targets on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its 2020 passenger car fleet, the world's largest...
Jan 21, 2021
EU leaders weigh travel curbs over virus variant fears
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders were seeking on Thursday to address the coronavirus pandemic's mounting challenges, including increased calls to limit travel and tight...
Jan 21, 2021
City of London to vote on removing statues linked to slavery trade
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - City of London representatives vote on Thursday on whether to remove from its Guildhall medieval ceremonial home statues of two figures that symbolise the financial sec...
Jan 21, 2021
Mongolian prime minister submits resignation after COVID-19 protests
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) - Mongolia's Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa submitted his resignation to parliament on Thursday after protests in the capital Ulaanbaatar over the government's handling of the ...
Jan 21, 2021
Vice President Harris's uncle in India says will visit U.S. after vaccination
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Kamala Harris's Indian uncle plans to visit the United States to congratulate her once he receives a COVID-19 vaccine, he said on Thursday, after his niece became the first woman...
Jan 21, 2021
