Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rushdie’s stabbing highlights divisions in Iranian society
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Many Iranians have turned to social media to show their anger and praise over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie at a lecture in New York state, with some conspir...
Aug 14, 2022
U.S. congressional delegation to visit Taiwan from Sunday
(Refiles to add Taipei dateline, writing credit) TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional delegation will visit Taiwan from Aug. 14 to 15 to meet with senior Taiwan leaders, the de facto U.S. embassy i...
Aug 14, 2022
Ukraine war diverts attention from hunger, pope says in Somalia appeal
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world hunger and called for urgent food aid to stave off lo...
Aug 14, 2022
Soccer-‘Rock bottom’: Former players tear into Man Utd after Brentford defeat
(Reuters) - Manchester United came in for heavy criticism from former players after they crashed to a chastening 4-0 defeat by Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, their second loss in as many...
Aug 14, 2022
Fireworks explode in Armenian shopping mall, killing one – reports
(Reuters) - Two blasts ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday, killing one and injuring at least 20 people, Russian news agencies cited Ar...
Aug 14, 2022
Taiwan says 11 Chinese military aircraft crossed Taiwan’s median line
(Reuters) - Eleven Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line or entered Taiwan's air defence zone on Sunday, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, as Beijing continues military activ...
Aug 14, 2022
Egypt swears in new ministers after cabinet reshuffle
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in 13 new ministers on Sunday after parliament approved its first major cabinet reshuffle since 2019 a day earlier. The reshuffle replac...
Aug 14, 2022
At least 35 killed in Egyptian church fire, security sources say
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 35 people were killed and 45 injured in a fire inside a church in the Egyptian city of Giza on Sunday, two security sources told Reuters. The electrical fire broke out as 50...
Aug 14, 2022
Scotland’s police investigate threat made to JK Rowling after Rushdie tweet
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's police said on Sunday they are investigating a report of an "online threat" made to the author JK Rowling after she tweeted her condemnation of the stabbing of Salman Rus...
Aug 14, 2022
Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo nears Syria, shipping sources say
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The first ship to depart Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartous on Sunday, two shipping...
Aug 14, 2022
