Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Death toll from migrant shipwrecks off Tunisia rises to 17
TUNIS (Reuters) - The death toll from several migrant shipwrecks off the Tunisian coast has risen to 17 people, a judicial official said on Sunday. On Saturday the Tunisian coast guard said four boats...
Apr 24, 2022
Pope calls for Orthodox Easter truce in Ukraine war
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called for halt to attacks in Ukraine on Sunday so aid can reach the exhausted population and urged leaders to "listen to the voice of the peop...
Apr 24, 2022
Japan’s Shionogi says COVID-19 pill shows rapid clearance of virus
TOKYO (Reuters) - An experimental treatment from Shionogi & Co Ltd has shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drug maker said on Sunday. The pill,...
Apr 24, 2022
Russian ambassador to U.S. says mission’s work ‘blockaded’ – RIA
(Reuters) - The working of the Russian embassy in Washington is "blockaded", with its bank accounts closed and staff receiving threats, state news agency RIA cited ambassador Anatoly Antonov as saying...
Apr 24, 2022
Soccer-Mbappe key to PSG’s future after stellar season
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe started the Ligue 1 season to the booing of the Parc des Princes crowd, but his jaw-dropping performances eventually won the fans ba...
Apr 24, 2022
At least one miner dead, six trapped after tremor in Polish coal mine
WARSAW (Reuters) - One miner was confirmed dead after a tremor at the Borynia-Zofiowka coal mine in Poland, and rescuers are still trying to reach six more underground, mine owner JSW said. The tremor...
Apr 24, 2022
French election turnout at 26.41% at 1200 CET, down on 2017
PARIS (Reuters) - Voter turnout in the second round of the French presidential election on Sunday was 26.41% by midday (1000 GMT), interior ministry data showed. The turnout figure was lower than at t...
Apr 24, 2022
China should act to ease COVID impact, boost growth over 5%, central bank official says
TOKYO (Reuters) - China should take steps to soften the economic impact of COVID-19 and boost annual economic growth back above 5%, a top central bank official said on Sunday. Wang Yiming, a member of...
Apr 24, 2022
Motor racing-Hamilton still 100% committed to Mercedes
By Alan Baldwin IMOLA, Italy (Reuters) - Seven times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has dismissed as "a bunch of nonsense" speculation about his future and said he remains fully committed to Merc...
Apr 24, 2022
Alibaba’s Freshippo adds more couriers, still unable to meet Shanghai demand
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba's supermarket chain Freshippo said on Sunday it was adding more couriers to meet high demand in Shanghai but this was not yet catching up with the rising needs of locked-d...
Apr 24, 2022
