Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tokyo says COVID-19 strain on hospitals severe, raises alert to highest
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese capital of Tokyo said on Thursday the strain on its medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic was severe, raising its alert level to the highest of four stages as hospit...
Dec 16, 2020
Google staff demand exec step aside after ethicist's firing - document
By Jeffrey Dastin and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Staff on Google's Ethical AI research team on Wednesday demanded the company sideline a vice president and commit to greater academic freedom, escalating ...
Dec 16, 2020
Australian state violated human rights in COVID lockdown-report
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian state's decision to lockdown more than 3,000 people in public housing towers to contain a second COVID-19 outbreak was not based on direct health advice and violated h...
Dec 16, 2020
Sailing-INEOS not performing well in light winds, says Ainslie
(Reuters) - INEOS Team UK skipper Ben Ainslie said testing has shown the second generation yacht has a "serious issue" in light winds, which could derail their chances of winning the America's Cup. Th...
Dec 16, 2020
Soccer-Court rules Maradona's body 'must be conserved'
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The body of late soccer great Diego Maradona "must be conserved" in case his DNA is needed in a paternity case, an Argentine court ruled on Wednesday. Maradona died of a heart...
Dec 16, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 26,923 - RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 26,923 to 1,406,161, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The repo...
Dec 16, 2020
NDSU overcomes sluggish start in overtime win over UND
FARGO - North Dakota State University escaped with a 74-67 overtime win over the University of North Dakota, despite not having a field goal for the opening 10 minutes and 19 seconds of the game. Trai...
Dec 16, 2020
U.N. Security Council to talk Western Sahara after Trump policy switch
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is planning to discuss Western Sahara on Monday, diplomats said, after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Morocco's sovereignty o...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. Interior Secretary Bernhardt tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - U.S. Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a representative for the department said. Bernhardt was asymptomatic and would continue to wor...
Dec 16, 2020
China welcomes WHO-led trip to investigate COVID-19, WHO official says
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday that China had welcomed an international team of investigators into COVID-19 expected to travel to the country in early January. Ba...
Dec 16, 2020
