Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian missile wounds nine in Ukrainian town not far from nuclear plant
KYIV (Reuters) - A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding nine civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear acci...
Aug 20, 2022
Receding water levels of China’s Yangtze reveal ancient Buddhist statues
BEIJING (Reuters) - Plunging water levels of the Yangtze River have revealed a submerged island in China's southwestern city of Chongqing and a trio of Buddhist statues on it that are believed to be 6...
Aug 20, 2022
U.S. NHC says 70% chance of cyclone forming over southwestern Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) - A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Gulf coast of Mexico from Boca de Catan north to the mouth of the Rio Grande river as a system over it has a 70% chance of developing into a c...
Aug 20, 2022
Soccer-Barca still unable to register Kounde as player, Xavi says
By Fernando Kallas BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona have still not been authorised to register French defender Jules Kounde as a player, one of their marquee summer signings, as the club works to compl...
Aug 20, 2022
Body of Angolan ex-president to arrive in Luanda on Saturday, government says
By Catarina Demony LUANDA, (Reuters) - The body of Angola's former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July, was due to arrive in Luanda on Saturday, the Angolan government said in...
Aug 20, 2022
Taiwan says China continuing military activities nearby
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said 17 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships were detected operating around Taiwan on Saturday as Beijing continued military activities near the island....
Aug 20, 2022
Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia says it’s exporting up to 7,000 T of grain per day
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia is exporting up to 7,000 tonnes of grain per day, Russian-installed authorities there said on Saturday. ...
Aug 20, 2022
Scholz denounces Russian repression on 2nd anniversary of Navalny poisoning
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on the second anniversary of his attempted poisoning and denounced Russia's clampdown o...
Aug 20, 2022
Turkey cenbank takes steps to address credit availability after rate cut
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's central bank unveiled new measures on Saturday meant to address credit availability including higher reserve requirement collateral for lenders, days after it shocked market...
Aug 20, 2022
Soccer-Vardy extends Leicester contract until 2024
(Reuters) - Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the Foxes until June 2024, the Premier League club said on Saturday. Vardy had been link...
Aug 20, 2022
