Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moderna vaccine set to arrive in France as country steps up anti-COVID drive
PARIS (Reuters) - Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in France on Monday, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said, as the country steps up its vaccination drive following a sluggish start. Cast...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021
Olympics: High-risk people must get priority over athletes for vaccine – Wiebe
(Reuters) - Canada's Olympic wrestling champion Erica Wiebe has said frontline workers and vulnerable people should be prioritised over Olympic athletes for the novel coronavirus vaccine. Senior Olymp...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021
India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan. 16: government
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will start its COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan. 16 with priority given to about 30 million healthcare and frontline workers, a government statement said ...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021
Buildings shake as deep quake hits Taiwan, but no damage reported
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Saturday as a deep, 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Taiwan, but there were no reports of damage. The quake's epice...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021
Iran will expel U.N. nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will expel United Nations nuclear watchdog inspectors unless sanctions are lifted by a Feb. 21 deadline set by the hardline-dominated parliament, a lawmaker said on Saturday. Pa...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021
First Qatari vehicles cross border into Saudi after Gulf detente
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatari vehicles crossed into Saudi Arabia through a land border on Saturday for the first time since Arab states severed diplomatic and transport ties with Doha in mid-2017, Saudi st...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021
Greece submits bill on western territorial waters extension
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservative government has submitted a bill to parliament to extend the western limit of its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles, following negotiati...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021
Two die in Spanish storm, troops deployed to help motorists stranded by snow
MADRID (Reuters) - Two people died in Spain and troops rescued drivers trapped by snow as Storm Filomena caused travel chaos across the country, with Madrid seeing the heaviest snowfall in decades. Th...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021
Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane loses contact after taking off from Jakarta: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A Sriwijaya Air plane with more than 50 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province,...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021
Fire crews tackle large blaze at Ireland’s Port of Cork
DUBLIN (Reuters) - A large fire broke out on Saturday at the southern Irish port of Cork, which recently started offering more direct sailings to mainland Europe to avoid post-Brexit customs arrangeme...
Syndicated Content Jan 09, 2021





