Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel says coordinated passage of 1st COVID-19 vaccines shipment to Palestinians
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it coordinated the passage of a first shipment of 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccinations into the occupied West Bank. The vaccines, which came from ...
Feb 01, 2021
Squash: David shines even if Olympics remain elusive
LONDON (Reuters) - She was never given the chance to shine on an Olympic stage, but squash superstar Nicol David may derive some compensation from being named the World Games Greatest Athlete of All T...
Feb 01, 2021
UK to push surge testing after finding South African variants
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will step up mass testing in a number of areas across the country, including London, after it found an increasing number of novel coronavirus cases linked to the South Afric...
Feb 01, 2021
Exclusive-Mexican tax authorities to seek over $500 million from Canada's First Majestic
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government plans to seek more than $500 million from Canadian miner First Majestic Silver Corp in what it says are owed taxes for artificially ke...
Feb 01, 2021
Italians flock back to coffee bars as COVID-19 restrictions eased
By Gabriele Pileri and Cristiano Corvino ROME (Reuters) - The familiar tinkling of ceramic cups and chatter returned to coffee bars across most of Italy on Monday, as rigid COVID-19 restrictions were ...
Feb 01, 2021
South Africa's first COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive by plane
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The airplane carrying South Africa's first COVID-19 vaccine doses landed at the OR Tambo international airport in Johannesburg on Monday, state broadcaster SABC reported, as t...
Feb 01, 2021
Swedish film festival to screen on remote island for audience of one
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scandinavia's biggest film festival is going ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, but will be hosted on an isolated island and admit only one attendee - a healthcare...
Feb 01, 2021
Twitter blocks dozens of accounts on India's demand amid farm protests: sources
By Zeba Siddiqui and Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Twitter blocked dozens of accounts in India on Monday, including that of a leading newsmagazine, on the demand of the government on grounds t...
Feb 01, 2021
Hedge fund body alarmed by retail investor frenzy 'distortions'
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street's retail trading frenzy has distorted markets, global hedge funds industry body AIMA said on Monday, adding it was concerned that lawmakers were encouraging...
Feb 01, 2021
U.S. voting rights activist Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to prom...
Feb 01, 2021
