Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Woman kicked by Russian policeman becomes protest symbol, seeks justice
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian woman who has become a symbol of the heavy-handed way the authorities cracked down on anti-Kremlin protesters at the weekend after being kicked to the floor by a baton-wie...
Jan 26, 2021
UK surpasses 100,000 COVID deaths in grim new milestone
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 100,000 Britons have died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, official data showed on Tuesday, a grim new milestone as the government battles to speed up vaccinati...
Jan 26, 2021
In depths of pandemic, one fashion designer turns hand to being a movie director
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - French fashion designer Julien Fournie first learned to wield a pair of scissors, then to design a dress on an iPad. Now, the global pandemic has forced him to pi...
Jan 26, 2021
Canada to unveil more steps to restrict foreign travel, sees no vaccine supply problems
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will soon take more steps to restrict foreign travel as part of its campaign to clamp down on the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday, but di...
Jan 26, 2021
U.S. consumer confidence rises slightly; house prices accelerate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose moderately in January while lingering concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic led to a further deterioration in households' perceptions of the labor m...
Jan 26, 2021
At U.N., Washington assures support for two-state solution in Middle East
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's Middle East policy "will be to support a mutually agreed, two-state solution, in which Israel lives in peace and security, alongside a viable Palestinia...
Jan 26, 2021
Czech poultry markets, outside flocks banned over bird flu
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday shut poultry markets and exhibitions and banned farmers from keeping flocks of fowl outside after fresh cases of bird flu were detected ...
Jan 26, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks dismissal of criminal case, cites Epstein agreement
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell asked a U.S. judge to dismiss the criminal case accusing her of recruiting teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, citing variou...
Jan 26, 2021
Pfizer working on booster shot to protect against COVID-19 variants: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech Se are developing booster shots that can protect against COVID-19 variants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla...
Jan 26, 2021
CAS to hear Yastremska appeal before Australian Open
(Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday it has begun hearing an urgent appeal by the provisionally suspended Dayana Yastremska so a decision can be taken about her partici...
Jan 26, 2021
