Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mobile courts target Nigeria's COVID-19 rule-breakers
By Abraham Achirga ABUJA (Reuters) - Eagle Square in Nigeria's capital Abuja usually hosts concerts, rallies, and even presidential inaugurations but since the COVID-19 pandemic it has become home to ...
Mar 11, 2021
Israel Aerospace, UAE weapons maker team up on anti-drone tech
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said on Thursday it will jointly develop an advanced drone defence system with United Arab Emirates' state-owned weapons maker EDGE. Israel and ...
Mar 11, 2021
Philippines reports largest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in nearly six months
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday recorded 3,749 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in cases in nearly six months, and 63 additional deaths. In a bull...
Mar 11, 2021
Russia reports 9,270 new COVID-19 cases, 459 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 9,270 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 1,281 in Moscow, taking its total case tally to 4,360,823 since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus taskfo...
Mar 11, 2021
Queue to quaff? Pandemic poses problems for Sweden's state booze monopoly
By Colm Fulton STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - On a chilly Saturday in central Stockholm, around 150 people queue on a street, squinting into the low sun, checking their watches and hoping to make it into Syste...
Mar 11, 2021
Nadal not ready to play yet due to back issue, skips Dubai event
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will not compete at next week's ATP 500 event in Dubai as he has not recovered fully from a back issue sustained ahead of the Australian Open, the world No.2 said on Thursday. N...
Mar 11, 2021
NOTES: No. 3 UND hits road for first time this season
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Following three straight wins at home over ranked teams to begin the season, No. 3 UND hits the road for the first time to battle Western Illinois at noon from Hanson Field in Maco...
Mar 11, 2021
Japan, US to deepen alliance in "2+2" meeting next week -spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will reaffirm its strong relationship with the United States and discuss the "difficult" regional security situation in the "two-plus-two" meeting of foreign and defence chiefs...
Mar 11, 2021
'We cannot survive', tennis counts the cost of empty stands
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tennis has limped back to some semblance of normality after last year's lengthy disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic but stakeholders fear playing tournaments ...
Mar 11, 2021
Houston Police says three people killed in shooting
(Reuters) - Three people were killed and a fourth person was wounded and taken to hospital after a shooting in Houston, police said early on Thursday. "Homicide/Shooting: 6000 Ranchester. Four victims...
Mar 11, 2021
