Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia posts zero virus cases, state chief calls for 'Pacific bubble'
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia recorded a fourth day of zero coronavirus cases on Thursday, prompting the chief of the country's most populous state to call for a special travel "bubble"...
Jan 20, 2021
U.S. ends program sending asylum seekers to Mexico to wait for court hearings
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in the first day under President Joe Biden, suspended all new enrollments in a program that has pushed tens of thousands of migrants to w...
Jan 20, 2021
Mexico adds more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases: health ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico confirmed 20,548 new coronavirus cases and 1,539 fatalities on Wednesday, according to health ministry data, bringing its totals to 1,688,944 infections and 144,371 deat...
Jan 20, 2021
Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain...
Jan 20, 2021
Ecuador says first batch of 18 million contracted doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador said the first batch of 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines it contracted for with three pharmaceutical companies and the COVAX initiative arrived on Wednesday for a pilot ...
Jan 20, 2021
Tesla fourth-quarter registrations in California jump 63%: data
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc's vehicle registrations in the U.S. state of California jumped nearly 63% during the fourth quarter compared with last year, largely due to the success of the company's Model Y, ...
Jan 20, 2021
League fines Capitals $100,000 for safety violations, as COVID-19 rattles schedule
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) fined the Washington Capitals $100,000 for violating COVID-19 protocols on Wednesday, the first financial penalty related to the novel coronavirus that the...
Jan 20, 2021
North Dakota Class A Basketball Polls
GIRLS 1. Bismarck Century (20) 8-0 2. Devils Lake 7-0 3. Watford City 9-1 4. Fargo Davies 9-1 5. Grand Forks Red River 7-3 Receiving Votes: Bismarck High 5-3, Bismarck Legacy 7-3, West Fargo 7-2 GAMES...
Jan 20, 2021
Twitter says locked account of China's U.S. embassy for Xinjiang-related tweet
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Twitter has locked the account of China's U.S. embassy for a tweet that defended China's policies in the Xinjiang region, which the U.S. social media platform said violated the fi...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden will leave mechanics of Trump impeachment trial to Senate: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will leave the mechanics of how to proceed with former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial to the U.S. Senate, White House Press Secretary Jen Ps...
Jan 20, 2021
