Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NBA roundup: Blazers get late 3-pointer, edge Rockets in OT
CJ McCollum drilled a 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds left before the host Portland Trail Blazers turned a late defensive stop into a 128-126 overtime victory over the short-handed Houston Rockets on Satur...
Dec 27, 2020
Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome
ROME (Reuters) - Almost 10 months after the first Italian patient tested positive for the new coronavirus, Italy on Sunday vaccinated the first residents against COVID-19. Three health workers at the ...
Dec 27, 2020
Russia reports 28,284 new coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 28,284 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 3,050,248 after it crossed the 3 million mark on the previous day. Russi...
Dec 27, 2020
Cyprus starts rollout of COVID-19 vaccine
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus on Sunday started vaccinating its population against COVID-19 as part of a concerted drive across the European Union to curb the pandemic which has claimed the lives of more...
Dec 27, 2020
Vietnam's 2020 economic growth slips to 30-year low due to COVID-19
By Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's economic growth slowed this year to its weakest in at least three decades, buffeted by the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and a sluggish global econo...
Dec 27, 2020
Turkish parliament passes associations oversight law that critics say will stifle NGOs
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament passed a law on Sunday that would ramp up oversight of foundations and associations and, according to rights groups including Amnesty International, risks limiti...
Dec 27, 2020
Czech republic starts rollout of coronavirus vaccine
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic started administering vaccinations against the new coronavirus on Sunday, part of a push against the pandemic across the European Union. Prime Minister Andrej Bab...
Dec 27, 2020
Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China's mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted ...
Dec 27, 2020
China central bank urges Ant Group to set 'rectification' plan swiftly
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank urged Ant Group on Sunday to outline a concrete plan as soon as possible to meet regulatory demands and fully understand the seriousness of the "rectification"...
Dec 27, 2020
NFL Roundup: Dolphins stun Raiders with late FG
Jason Sanders kicked four field goals, including a 44-yarder with one second remaining, as the visiting Miami Dolphins inched closer to a playoff spot with a wild 26-25 victory over the Las Vegas Raid...
Dec 27, 2020
