Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil registers 25,019 new cases of coronavirus on Monday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Monday registered 25,019 new cases of coronavirus, the health ministry said, bringing the total to 7,263,619. Deaths rose by 527 to 187,291. (Reporting by Pedro Fo...
Dec 21, 2020
Kosovo's highest court rules vote on government was illegal
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's highest court ruled on Monday that a June parliament vote on the new government was illegal, pushing the country into an early election. The Constitutional Court of Kosov...
Dec 21, 2020
Nigeria advises regions to limit public gatherings amid COVID-19 spike
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria is advising its sub-regions to limit public gatherings, close bars and night clubs over the next five weeks amid a spike in new COVID-19 cases, a government coronavirus task ...
Dec 21, 2020
China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine proves effective in Brazil trials - WSJ
(Reuters) - Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine has shown to be effective in late-stage trials in Brazil, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people involved in the...
Dec 21, 2020
Test administrator avoids prison in U.S. college admissions scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former college entrance exam administrator avoided prison on Monday after admitting she participated in a vast U.S. fraud and bribery scheme that has resulted in c...
Dec 21, 2020
NDSU upends Kansas 72-69 in women’s basketball
North Dakota State University erased an 18-5 first-quarter deficit in their 72-69 win from Allen Fieldhouse on Monday afternoon. Heaven Hamling scored a team-high 14 points, while teammates Marie Olso...
Dec 21, 2020
Brazil health institute calls early reports on CoronaVac efficacy "mere speculation"
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian public health institute handling trials for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech said on Monday that any reports on the efficacy of the shot...
Dec 21, 2020
California governor says new coronavirus strain not yet detected in state
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A highly infectious new strain of coronavirus identified in Britain has not been detected in California, the state's governor said on Monday. Governor Gavin Newsom said public ...
Dec 21, 2020
No intensive care beds for most Californians as COVID-19 surges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - There are no intensive care beds available in densely populated Southern California or the state's agricultural San Joaquin Valley, together home to nearly 30 million pe...
Dec 21, 2020
Toledo downs UND 64-49 in women’s basketball
The Toledo Rockets held North Dakota to 29.3% shooting from the floor in their 64-49 win on Monday afternoon. Quinesha Lockett scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for Toledo as the Roc...
Dec 21, 2020
