Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong COVID cases hit 10,586 amid concerns over tighter restrictions
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 10,586 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday as a rise in daily cases triggers concerns that authorities will tighten COVID-19 restrictions just as the governmen...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022
Badminton-Hong Kong Open cancelled due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions
(Reuters) - The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday the Hong Kong Open due to take place in November has been cancelled for the third straight year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic a...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022
Olympics-Fewer cars, more metro for Paris 2024 Games
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris 2024 officials will significantly reduce the use of dedicated cars and buses and have accredited personnel travel on public transport, using the city's current system rather th...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022
Lavrov: Russia doing everything for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to operate safely
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russia was doing everything to ensure that Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant could operate safely, and for visiting ...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022
Red Cross: Humanitarian response to Zaporizhzhia plant could be ‘impossible’
By Andrea Shalal KYIV (Reuters) - The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross called on Thursday for all fighting near the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant to stop, warning tha...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022
Taiwan businessman offers funds to train civilian marksmen
By Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) - One of Taiwan's richest men, Robert Tsao, said on Thursday he would provide T$1 billion ($33 million) to two civilian defence training programmes, in a private effort to...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022
Nine million foreigners visited Spain in July, near pre-pandemic levels
MADRID (Reuters) - More than twice as many tourists visited Spain in July than in the same month last year, a number only slightly below pre-pandemic levels, National Statistics Institute data showed ...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022
Ukraine: Russia wants to wreck IAEA mission with fresh shelling
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian president's chief of staff accused Russia of seeking to "wreck" the International Atomic Energy Agency's inspection visit to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant,...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022
Drone delivery picks up in Africa as Jumia pairs with Zipline
By Bhargav Acharya (Reuters) - Africa-focused e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies has partnered with drone-delivery startup Zipline to deliver household items to remote areas of Ghana, the companies sa...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022
Clashes in Iraq’s Basra among Shi’ite rivals cause casualties – officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Clashes among rival Shi'ite Muslim militants in the southern Iraqi city of Basra took place overnight and into Thursday morning, causing several casualties, local security official...
Syndicated Content Sep 01, 2022

