Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nearly half of world population suffers from oral diseases – WHO
(Reuters) - Nearly half of the world's population, or 3.5 billion people, suffer from oral diseases, the majority of them in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization said on Thu...
Nov 17, 2022
U.S. Justice Dept launches civil rights probe of Oklahoma’s mental health services
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday it is investigating the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and the city's police department over whether adults with behavioral health disab...
Nov 17, 2022
Mexican state security chief, 4 others, die in helicopter crash
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The head of security of the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes has died in a helicopter crash that killed a total of five people, the state's governor announced on Thursda...
Nov 17, 2022
Disabled employee sues Twitter over Musk’s ban on remote work
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Twitter Inc owner Elon Musk's mandate that employees stop working remotely and put in "long hours at high intensity" discriminates against workers with disabilities, a n...
Nov 17, 2022
EU to signal Britain needs to move on Northern Ireland dispute
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is expected on Friday to signal to new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that his government must resolve the long-running dispute over Northern Ireland, EU di...
Nov 17, 2022
Greek court acquits activists over 2021 protest against Beijing Olympics
ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek court has acquitted three activists detained in October 2021 after unfurling banners at the Athens Acropolis opposing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, their lawyer and acti...
Nov 17, 2022
Motor racing-Russell says morale at Mercedes booming after Brazil win
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Morale at Mercedes is booming after the team's first win of the Formula One season in Brazil last weekend and they will be going for it again in the finale in Abu Dhabi on Sunday...
Nov 17, 2022
Three U.S. agents wounded in Puerto Rico gun battle with suspected drug smugglers
By Ivelisse Rivera SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Three U.S. federal agents were wounded in a gun battle with suspected drug smugglers on Thursday while inspecting a vessel believed to be carrying drugs off the...
Nov 17, 2022
Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates warned that the Ukraine crisis ...
Nov 17, 2022
FAA OKs new $4.2 billion terminal at New York’s JFK airport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration granted final environmental approval for construction of a new $4.2 billion terminal at New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport, the state sa...
Nov 17, 2022
