Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK’s transfer of old patients to care homes in pandemic was unlawful – court
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government acted unlawfully early in the COVID-19 pandemic when it moved elderly patients from hospitals to care homes without considering that people without symptoms cou...
Apr 27, 2022
Former Minneapolis officer in George Floyd case appeals murder conviction
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has appealed his conviction and sentence for the murder of George Floyd, arguing that the judge in his case abused his di...
Apr 27, 2022
SWIFT sanctions could harm globalisation, Fidelity International says
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - The West's use of financial sanctions against Russia could risk creating parallel systems and hindering globalisation, the head of asset manager Fidelity Inter...
Apr 27, 2022
U.N. report highlights land use trends and costs of degradation
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Decades of deforestation, mining and industrial pollution have taken a toll on the planet, leaving as much as 40% of its land degraded and putting economies at risk...
Apr 27, 2022
Ukrainian farmer shelters in old cellar from war with just pickles to eat
STUDENOK, Ukraine (Reuters) - A farmer living close to the frontline of war in Ukraine's east has converted his old cellar into a bomb shelter with only his last jar of pickles to eat, saying he feels...
Apr 27, 2022
U.S. auto sales to fall in April on tight inventories, rising rates – data
(Reuters) - U.S. new vehicle sales is expected to fall in April, as low inventories and rising interest rates boost prices amid high demand, consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said. U.S. retail...
Apr 27, 2022
Belarus eyes wider death penalty use after anti-war railway sabotage
KYIV (Reuters) - Belarus moved on Wednesday to make attempted acts of terrorism punishable by the death penalty after activists tried to sabotage parts of the railway network to make it harder for Rus...
Apr 27, 2022
Finnish, Swedish security services warn of Russian meddling over expected NATO bids
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland and Sweden must prepare for increased Russian spy operations, cyber attacks and attempts to influence lawmakers as they consider joining NATO after Moscow's invasion of Uk...
Apr 27, 2022
Clashes in Ethiopia kill 20 Muslim worshippers – regional Islamic leader
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Twenty Muslim worshippers were killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region in clashes with unidentified armed men, an Islamic leader in the region said. "The incident happened yesterday when...
Apr 27, 2022
U.S. goods trade deficit widens sharply in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in March amid a surge in imports, suggesting that trade remained a drag on economic growth in the first quarter. The goods trade ...
Apr 27, 2022
