Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Restaurants closed in parts of Slovakia amid COVID-19 surge
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakia on Monday reimposed coronavirus restrictions in the hardest-hit parts of the country amid the latest surge of infections. Five counties all located in northern Slo...
Oct 18, 2021
Slovenia PM blames rising infections on virus protesters
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Slovenia's populist prime minister on Monday blamed a rise in COVID-19 infections on protests in early October that erupted into clashes between police and those who oppose ...
Oct 18, 2021
UK Parliament honors lawmaker slain at constituents' meeting
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Parliament opened a somber session on Monday to honor the Conservative lawmaker stabbed to death as he met constituents, an attack that has raised questions about how the count...
Oct 18, 2021
Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants
More COVID-19 booster shots may be on the way -- but when it's your turn, you'll get an extra dose of the original vaccine, not one updated to better match the extra-contagious delta variant. And that...
Oct 18, 2021
Belarus suspends routine medical care to focus on COVID-19
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Belarus on Monday ordered a halt to routine medical care at state clinics in order to devote more resources to coronavirus patients. The Health Ministry said the suspended service...
Oct 18, 2021
British Museum to display the world's oldest map of stars
LONDON (AP) - The British Museum will display what it says is the world's oldest surviving map of the stars in a major upcoming exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle. The 3,600-year-old "Nebra Sky...
Oct 18, 2021
Burundi starts COVID jabs; just North Korea, Eritrea remain
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - One of the world's last three countries to administer COVID-19 vaccines started giving out doses on Monday as the East African nation of Burundi launched its national campaign. T...
Oct 18, 2021
Removed Robert E. Lee statue now on display at Texas resort
TERLINGUA, Texas (AP) - A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the city of Dallas removed from a park and later sold in an online auction is now on display at a golf resort in West Texas. The...
Oct 18, 2021
Gabby Petito case: Parents say they want 'vengeance and justice' in Brian Laundrie search
NORTH PORT, Fla. (NewsNation Now) - Gabby Petito's family said they want "vengeance and justice" in their daughter's death and called on her boyfriend Brian Laundrie to turn himself in. "We want venge...
Oct 18, 2021
Italy's president criticizes violent COVID-19 pass protests
ROME (AP) - Italy's president on Monday strongly criticized the violence that has erupted amid protests over the country's new coronavirus workplace health pass requirement, saying it appeared aimed a...
Oct 18, 2021