Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Some protesters freed in Sudan after emergency law lifted
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities freed several dozen political detainees on Monday though others remain jailed, a lawyers' group said, a day after Sudan's military ruler a...
May 30, 2022
India to provide scholarships, counselling to those orphaned by COVID-19
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's federal government will provide educational scholarships, mental health counselling and health insurance to children who have been orphaned by the coronavirus pandemic, Prim...
May 30, 2022
Japan govt drops timeframe for budget balancing target
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government made no mention of a timeframe for balancing the primary budget in its draft mid-year annual long-term economic policy ...
May 30, 2022
Around 100 killed in clashes between Chad artisanal gold miners last week – govt
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Around 100 people were killed in clashes between artisanal gold miners in north Chad on May 23 and May 24, Defence Minister Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Monday. The violence broke o...
May 30, 2022
Suspected Islamist militants kill 15 in east Congo village
BENI (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants killed 15 civilians in an attack on a village in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, a human rights group and local official said on Monday. Fighters ...
May 30, 2022
Unlikely monkeypox outbreak will lead to pandemic, says WHO
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa will lead to a pandemic, an official said on Monday, adding that it remains unclear whether i...
May 30, 2022
Insurance rates jump for Ukraine war-exposed business, sources say
LONDON (Reuters) - Insurance premiums are doubling or more for some aviation and marine business particularly exposed to the war in Ukraine, increasing costs for airline and shipping firms, industry s...
May 30, 2022
Tennis-Kasatkina’s ‘zero mistakes’ carry her into French Open last eight
By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) - World number 20 Daria Kasatkina thundered past Italy's Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-2 with a near flawless baseline game to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the se...
May 30, 2022
French minister: British citizens among those arrested over Champions League trouble
PARIS (Reuters) - British citizens were among those arrested after crowd trouble broke out at last weekend's Champions League soccer final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, said France's Interior Min...
May 30, 2022
Germany cuts red tape to issue visas for Russian govt critics
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will make it faster and easier for critics of the Russian government to come and live in the country based on newly agreed criteria, an interior ministry spokesperson said. ...
May 30, 2022
