Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Pope hopes London building last Vatican financial scandal
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said he hoped that the recent sale of a luxury London building at the centre of an ongoing corruption trial meant the Vatican can see the back ...
Jul 07, 2022
Sri Lankans ditch cars for bicycles to ride out economic crisis
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - For the last two weeks, Sri Lankan doctor Thusitha Kahaduwa has left his car in the garage and done his patient rounds by bicycle, spending hours each day cris...
Jul 07, 2022
Tennis-Tunisia’s Jabeur downs Maria to become first Arab in major final
By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - Tunisia's Ons Jabeur lifted the spirits of an entire continent as she became the first Arab and first African woman to reach the Wimbledon final with a rousing 6-2 ...
Jul 07, 2022
Bye bye Boris: UK PM Johnson bows out with regrets but no apologies
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson emerged to cheers from loyal lawmakers, his staff and wife but any sign of support from allies arranged around him for his resignation speech was soo...
Jul 07, 2022
New effort to weaken Peru’s Castillo targets his vice president
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Even as Peru's embattled president faces fresh corruption probes from prosecutors as well as an opposition-led Congress, some lawmakers are simultaneously aiming to ta...
Jul 07, 2022
Smaller countries need reassurance amid Russia’s war, says Germany’s foreign minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock promised the international community would help stop the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine from destabilising other countries. Speaking fr...
Jul 07, 2022
Slovakia confirms first case of monkeypox -public health authority
(Reuters) - Slovakia confirmed its first case of monkeypox, identified in a person in the 20-59 age group, who most likely contracted the virus abroad, Public Health Authority said on Thursday. (Repor...
Jul 07, 2022
Top U.S. general speaks with Chinese counterpart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, spoke on Thursday with China's Chief of the Joint Staff Department, General Li Zuocheng, the Pentagon said. ...
Jul 07, 2022
Irish regulator moves closer to possible ban on Facebook, Instagram EU-US data flows
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's data privacy regulator moved a step closer to a ruling that could halt EU-U.S. data transfers by Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram when it shared an updated draft order wi...
Jul 07, 2022
British lawyers defending Hong Kong tycoon say they receive threats
By Anne Marie Roantree and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Barristers from a British law firm who are representing jailed Hong Kong tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai said on Thursday they ...
Jul 07, 2022
