Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tycoon appointed crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s minister for investment promotion
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday appointed tycoon Dhammika Perera as minister for investment promotion, his office said in a statement, as the crisis-hit countr...
Jun 24, 2022
Colombia reports first cases of monkeypox
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia confirmed its first three cases of monkeypox in adults who had traveled from Europe and are now in quarantine, the country's health ministry said. Two of the cases were fou...
Jun 24, 2022
Sibanye-Stillwater says Montana mines to remain suspended for 4-6 weeks
(Reuters) - South African miner Sibanye-Stillwater said on Friday operations in its Stillwater platinum mine will remain suspended for four to six weeks, after widespread flooding in Montana affected ...
Jun 24, 2022
When you buy diamonds, think of Bucha, Ukraine envoy says
By Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Consumers should think twice when buying diamonds that could be funding Russia's war, a Ukrainian diplomat said on Friday as a fraught international conflict dia...
Jun 24, 2022
IAEA voices concern for staff at Ukrainian nuclear plant, demands access
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog is increasingly concerned about the welfare of Ukrainian staff at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Europe's largest, it said o...
Jun 24, 2022
British officials say case of foot and mouth disease suspected in Norfolk
LONDON (Reuters) - A suspected case of foot and mouth disease is being investigated in Norfolk, British officials said on Friday. Movement restrictions and a 10 kilometre temporary control zone for an...
Jun 24, 2022
Bangladesh floods leave 3.5 million children needing clean water: UNICEF
LONDON (Reuters) - Fifteen children have drowned in flash floods that swept through Bangladesh with another 3.5 million urgently needing clean drinking water as the risk of waterborne diseases grows, ...
Jun 24, 2022
Taliban fighter returns home to dead family and ruins after earthquake
By Sayed Hassib ASL ASHA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Noor Shah Mohammad was serving as a Taliban soldier hundreds of miles from home when disaster struck early on Wednesday morning. A powerful earthquake...
Jun 24, 2022
Somali president tests positive for COVID-19
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Friday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was in self-isolation. Abdikarim Ali Kaar, Mohamud's spokesperson, said the p...
Jun 24, 2022
Texas power use breaks record with more to come as heat wave lingers
(Reuters) - Power demand in Texas hit a new all-time high on Thursday and will likely break that record on Friday as economic growth boosts overall use and homes and businesses keep their air conditio...
Jun 24, 2022
