Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Barcelona to hold rock concert for 5,000 after COVID-free trial
BARCELONA (Reuters) - One of Barcelona's top music venues will hold a concert for 5,000 people later this month after no COVID-19 cases were reported at a pilot project using same-day testing. No soci...
Mar 05, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court dismisses 'sanctuary' funding dispute
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court has dismissed three pending appeals on former President Donald Trump's effort to withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from ...
Mar 05, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. government eyes Virginia military base to house migrant children amid border surge
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is evaluating a Virginia military base as a possible site to house unaccompanied migrant children amid a sharp rise in migrants arriving at the...
Mar 05, 2021
Goldman poised to make $200 million profit off Texas deep freeze: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Traders at Goldman Sachs Group Inc are set to bring in significant profits from the freeze that led to a major blackout across U.S. states last month, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Th...
Mar 05, 2021
Norwegian Air seeks to repudiate Boeing contracts in Irish court
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Norwegian Air is seeking to repudiate three aircraft sales contracts with Boeing as part of its restructuring process in Ireland, a lawyer representing the airline to Ireland's High...
Mar 05, 2021
Walter Gretzky, father of ice hockey great Wayne, dies at 82
(Reuters) - Walter Gretzky, who recognized his son Wayne's prodigious talent and helped shape him into the National Hockey League's all-time leading scorer, has died aged 82. His death was confirmed o...
Mar 05, 2021
Bulgaria to cancel $1.74 billion armoured vehicle tender, defence minister says
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's defence minister said on Friday he has asked the government to cancel a 1.46 billion euro ($1.74 billion) tender to buy 150 armoured vehicles as offers by the two short-li...
Mar 05, 2021
Britain brings in new paperwork for lockdown travellers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it would require people travelling abroad from March 8 to carry a new form setting out why their trip was permitted under strict lockdown restrictions. Under ...
Mar 05, 2021
U.S. denies report of potential sanctions on Lebanese central bank chief
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Washington denied on Friday that it was considering imposing sanctions on Lebanon's veteran central bank governor Riad Salameh, whose role in the country's financial turmoil has com...
Mar 05, 2021
Pakistan health workers hesitate over Sinopharm vaccine, poll says
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Just over a half of Pakistan's health workers have received a COVID-19 shot since inoculations began last month, while a poll released on Friday suggested nearly h...
Mar 05, 2021
