Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel sees reopening of restaurants on March 9 amid vaccination drive
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to reopen restaurants around March 9 as part of its gradual return to normality as a COVID-19 vaccination campaign gathers pace, an official said on Sunday. With mor...
Feb 14, 2021
Guinea reports eight Ebola cases including three deaths
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Eight people have tested positive for the Ebola virus in southeastern Guinea and three of them have died, Guinean health authorities said, the first possible resurgence of the dise...
Feb 14, 2021
Lebanon starts its COVID-19 vaccination drive, PM says will wait his turn
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon started its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday by inoculating the head of critical care at its biggest public hospital, followed by 93-year-old celebrated Lebanese actor a...
Feb 14, 2021
Thousands march in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup, biggest Japan demonstration so far
TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of mostly silent demonstrators paraded through central Tokyo on Sunday in protest against the coup in Myanmar, many carrying photos of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi in w...
Feb 14, 2021
Japan Health Ministry says it has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Health Ministry said on Sunday it has officially approved Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, the first such approval in the country as it steps up efforts to tame a third wave of...
Feb 14, 2021
Tennis: Kenin's Melbourne woes worsen with defeat by unranked Aussie teen
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - After failing to defend her Australian Open title, Sofia Kenin's trip to Melbourne got even worse on Sunday when the American suffered a shock defeat by unranked local teenager O...
Feb 14, 2021
Serena takes care of business on and off the court in Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Most players would be content to rest the day before a big match, but not Serena Williams. The 23-times Grand Slam champion said she had to step in to avert an "emergency" at her...
Feb 14, 2021
Sailors kidnapped off Nigeria return to Turkey, describe death threats and forest captivity
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in Turkey on Sunday and the ship's captain described how they faced death threats and we...
Feb 14, 2021
Tunisian police abuse allegations cloud democratic gains
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police took Ahmed Gam from the shop where he worked, accused him of looting during recent protests, and beat him so badly during his detention last month that...
Feb 14, 2021
Pakistan lab expects Sputnik V doses for commercial sale in a week
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani lab will soon receive Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for commercial sale, a company official said on Sunday, making Pakistan one of the first coun...
Feb 14, 2021
