Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain has given 10 million people a first COVID-19 vaccine dose
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 10 million people in Britain have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday, describing the milestone as "hugely signi...
Feb 03, 2021
Crossing the COVID chasm between Israel and the Palestinian Territories
By Zainah El-Haroun and Adel Abu Nimeh JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) - As a Palestinian living in Jerusalem, Ismail Daiq is used to negotiating the dividing lines between communities: the daily commute...
Feb 03, 2021
How do you cut COVID risk in one Paris concert hall? Pump in less air, says study
By Lucien Libert PARIS (Reuters) - A scientific study into how COVID-19 could spread through the audience at a Paris concert hall has delivered a surprise: for that particular venue at least, the less...
Feb 03, 2021
Chip crunch to impact global auto production into third quarter, says IHS
(Reuters) - A shortage of auto chips could impact 672,000 units of global light vehicle production in the first quarter, data firm IHS Markit said on Wednesday, warning that the disruption could exten...
Feb 03, 2021
Four-star CB Avante Dickerson bolts for Oregon
Four-star cornerback Avante Dickerson decommitted from Minnesota and is headed to Oregon, he announced Wednesday on Signing Day. Dickerson had a national TV audience looking on at a live feed from Oma...
Feb 03, 2021
Biden expresses openness to limiting who receives $1,400 COVID-19 checks: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden told House Democrats in a call on Wednesday that he is willing to consider tighter limits on who gets $1,400 direct payments under his COVID-19 relief plan b...
Feb 03, 2021
U.S. Senate energy committee votes 13-4 to approve nomination of Granholm to head Energy Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Energy Committee voted 13-4 on Wednesday to approve the nomination of former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to head the Energy Department. Granholm, 61, wan...
Feb 03, 2021
Navratilova seeks provision for elite sports after Biden transgender sport move
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Tennis champion Martina Navratilova called on Wednesday for a special provision to be made for elite sport after U.S. President Joe Biden signed an execu...
Feb 03, 2021
Triathlon: Arena Games returns with events in London and Rotterdam
(Reuters) - The SLT Arena Games will make a return this year with two events, in London and Rotterdam, that will combine both real life and virtual racing, Super League Triathlon announced on Wednesda...
Feb 03, 2021
U.S. service sector activity near two-year high in January: ISM survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. services industry activity raced to its highest level in nearly two years in January, with growth in new orders and employment accelerating, raising cautious optimism that ...
Feb 03, 2021
