Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Save Azovstal!’ Relatives of Ukrainian fighters in steel plant plead for help
(Reuters) - Relatives and supporters of the Ukrainian fighters holed up in the Azovstal steel plant demonstrated in Kyiv on Thursday, pleading for them to be rescued. Russian forces have been bombardi...
May 12, 2022
With China in focus, Biden plans $150 million commitment to ASEAN leaders
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will open a gathering of Southeast Asian leaders with a promise to spend $150 million on their...
May 12, 2022
N.Korea reports first COVID-19 death as outbreak spreads -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) -At least one person confirmed to have COVID-19 has died in North Korea, state media said on Friday, offering the first such statistics a day after the country confirmed its first outb...
May 12, 2022
Defiant U.S. Senator Rand Paul stymies effort to pass $40 billion Ukraine aid bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Senate joined forces in a rare moment of unity on Thursday in an attempt to pass $40 billion in aid for Ukraine, only...
May 12, 2022
Families desperately await news of Burkina miners trapped for 26 days
By Thiam Ndiaga PERKOA, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - The families of eight missing miners in Burkina Faso desperately awaited news from rescue teams continuing on Thursday to locate the men who have been ...
May 12, 2022
Family of Black man shot by Houston police say he was hit while fleeing officers
(Reuters) - The family of a Black man fatally shot by Houston police last month said on Thursday that an independent autopsy showed he had been shot while running away from police after a car he was r...
May 12, 2022
Crypto exchange FTX CEO reveals stake in trading app Robinhood
(Reuters) - Samuel Bankman-Fried, the chief executive and founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, revealed a 7.6% stake in Robinhood Markets Inc on Thursday, capitalizing on the weakness of the shares...
May 12, 2022
NBA-Green says Warriors need to put their ‘hard hats on’ after blowout loss
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Golden State forward Draymond Green said the Warriors are playing a Memphis team that is different than the one they prepared for now that Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is out ...
May 12, 2022
Canadian flight attendants demand ground pay, citing airport delays
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canadian flight attendants are demanding pay for time on the ground as well as in-flight, as they have recently endured delays, sometimes for hours, at the coun...
May 12, 2022
AMC, GameStop shares snap five-day session sell-off
By Sinad Carew and Medha Singh (Reuters) - Trading in shares of AMC Entertainment and GameStop was volatile on Thursday as the so-called meme stocks pared gains after rallying sharply earlier in the d...
May 12, 2022
