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Belgium enters fourth COVID-19 infection wave as cases jump
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's daily COVID-19 cases have jumped to the highest level in almost a year, prompting health experts to say that a fourth wave of infections has begun. Dat...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2021
European industry calls for EU/China talks on magnesium shortages
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission must launch talks with China to restart shipments of magnesium to ease severe shortages and avoid plant shutdowns that could hit millions of j...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2021
U.S. defense secretary promises NATO, Taiwan, EU broad support
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday offered the United States' "resolute" commitment to NATO and broad support both to Taiwan and the European Union. At NATO, Austin ...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2021
Four dead as hurricane-force winds batter Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) - Four people were killed and 18 injured in a storm that battered Poland with hurricane-force winds on Thursday night, authorities said, damaging properties and felling trees across w...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2021
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows 90.7% efficacy in trial in children
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed 90.7% efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of five to 11 year olds, the U.S. drugmaker said on Friday. Sixteen children...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2021
‘A great European’: warm send-off for Merkel after 107 EU summits
By Sabine Siebold and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders paid warm tributes to Angela Merkel on Friday as they wound up an EU summit, her 107th as Germany's chancellor over nearly...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2021
Evergrande averting default to do little to revive China property bond sales
By Scott Murdoch and Karin Strohecker HONG KONG (Reuters) - China property companies could be locked out of offshore debt markets until early next year as global investors wait on the sidelines for em...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2021
EU’s Vestager warns of more anti-cartel raids, criticises ‘no-poach’ deals
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU enforcers are planning a series of raids against companies suspected of illegal price-fixing, Europe's anti-trust chief warned on Friday, as she also sounded th...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2021
Japan aims for 36-38% of energy to come from renewables by 2030
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has set an ambitious target for renewable energy in the nation's electricity mix by 2030 as it aims to tackle climate change and achieve its 2050 carbon neutra...
Syndicated Content Oct 22, 2021

Area school districts named in lawsuit against COVID mandates
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Twelve Central Illinois school districts are among 145 districts named alongside the State Board of Education, Illinois Department of Public Health and Gov. J.B. Pritzker in ...
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