Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cubs, OF Joc Pederson agree to $7M deal
Outfielder Joc Pederson agreed to a one-year, $7 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, according to multiple reports. The contract is pending a physical. Pederson, 28, became a platoon player with the L...
Jan 29, 2021
Dogged by passport scheme uproar, Cyprus to create anti-corruption agency
By Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus it to set up an anti-corruption authority and regulations to protect whistleblowers, the president said on Friday, in an attempt to draw a line under a now...
Jan 29, 2021
Czech field hospital shut due to staff shortages even as pandemic rages
PRAGUE (Reuters) - An unused military field hospital in Prague will be packed up due to staff shortages even as high numbers of COVID-19 patients stretch Czech health-care facilities to the limits, of...
Jan 29, 2021
Britain is not exempt from vaccine export permit scheme: EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain is not exempt from a new scheme to monitor and require authorisation of vaccine exports from the European Union, a Commission official said on Friday. The EU has exempted ...
Jan 29, 2021
European regulator gives green light for Astra-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Europe's medicines regulator on Friday recommended approving AstraZeneca and Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18. Europe urgently needs more shots ...
Jan 29, 2021
Biden to sign order to modernize the U.S. immigration system on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to sign a directive modernizing the U.S. immigration system on Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. "On Tuesday, President Biden w...
Jan 29, 2021
Washington says it’s ready to engage on WTO reform
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States is committed to "positive, constructive and active engagement" with all members of the World Trade Organization on reforming the body and is actively considering w...
Jan 29, 2021
Biden administration to send team to Kabul for peace process consulations: Afghan president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will send a team to Kabul for consulations on efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Friday. "The United States is...
Jan 29, 2021
Portugal parliament approves law to legalise euthanasia
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament voted on Friday to legalise euthanasia, with the country set to become the seventh in the world to allow terminally ill patients to seek ass...
Jan 29, 2021
Germany orders 20,000 turkeys culled as bird flu found on another farm
HAMBURG (Reuters) - BhgAbout 20,000 turkeys will be slaughtered after bird flu was found on another poultry farm in Germany, authorities said on Friday. Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm in t...
Jan 29, 2021
