Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Death toll from attack in western Ethiopia reaches 222, Red Cross says
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The death toll from a Wednesday attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia has risen to 222 people, a volunteer from the country's Red Cross told Reuters on Fri...
Dec 25, 2020
Ireland confirms UK coronavirus variant present
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland confirmed on Friday the presence of a highly infectious new coronavirus variant whose presence in the United Kingdom has brought travel bans from a number of countries. "I c...
Dec 25, 2020
Lions’ Bevell can’t coach vs Bucs due to COVID protocols
By: Larry Lage Detroit Lions interim coach Darrell Bevell is the NFL's first head coach to miss a game because of COVID-19 protocols even though he has not tested positive for the coronavirus. "It's k...
Dec 25, 2020
Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Jazz for division matchup
Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (1-0, first in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 8 p.m. BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota takes on Utah for a Northwe...
Dec 25, 2020
Saudi-led coalition says mine hit ship in Red Sea - state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Friday that a marine mine laid by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis hit a commercial cargo ship in the southern Red Sea causing minor dam...
Dec 25, 2020
Vehicle explodes in downtown Nashville, police call it an 'intentional act'
(Reuters) - A vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning in what police described as an "intentional act," and fire officials reported taking three people to hospital but none of them...
Dec 25, 2020
Turkey debates law that would increase oversight of NGOs
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament began debating a draft law on Friday that would increase oversight of non-governmental organisations and which, according to rights campaigners, risks limiting t...
Dec 25, 2020
Many just want a hug for Christmas this year, Queen Elizabeth says
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - All many people want for Christmas this year is a simple hug, Britain's Queen Elizabeth said in her annual festive message, saying it would be hard for those who l...
Dec 25, 2020
Soggy, wet Christmas in the dark for hundreds of thousands in U.S. Northeast
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A soggy, wet and dark Christmas morning greeted more than 250,000 U.S. power customers on Friday in New York, Pennsylvania and the Northeast who had their electricity knocked...
Dec 25, 2020
Some Russians, dismayed at vaccine exports, call for more doses at home
By Polina Ivanova and Polina Nikolskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some Russians took to social media on Friday to voice frustration after 300,000 doses of the country's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine were suppli...
Dec 25, 2020
