Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Paragliders return to Ghana’s skies for Easter festival
By Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen KWAHU-ATIBIE, Ghana (Reuters) - Every Easter weekend, thousands of people from around the world flock to the quiet Ghanaian towns of Kwahu and Atibie for a paragl...
Apr 19, 2022
Police charge man following incident near London’s Downing Street
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said they had charged a 29-year-old man who was armed with a knife when he confronted two Ministry of Defence police officers near Prime Minister Boris Johnson's offi...
Apr 19, 2022
Police investigating Russian Orthodox church fire in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - French police have begun an investigation into the cause of a fire that ravaged a small Russian Orthodox church in central Paris on Easter Sunday, the Paris firefighting department s...
Apr 19, 2022
Russia is starting new phase of its Ukraine operation – foreign minister
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was starting a new stage of what it calls its special military operation in Ukraine which he predicted would be a signifi...
Apr 19, 2022
African startups drew record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year – industry group
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - African start-ups attracted a record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year, bouncing back from a pandemic-induced dip in 2020 with a nearly five-fold increase in investmen...
Apr 19, 2022
Head of Credit Suisse China securities JV steps down
ZURICH (Reuters) - The head of Credit Suisse's securities joint venture in China, Tim Tu, has stepped down to pursue other opportunities within the Swiss bank, a spokeswoman said. Daniel Qiu has been ...
Apr 19, 2022
China likely to lower benchmark lending rates after RRR cut – Reuters poll
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Benchmark lending rates for China's commercial banks are likely to be lowered at a monthly fixing on Wednesday, a Reuters survey showed, as Beijing cautiously eases monetary condi...
Apr 19, 2022
Johnny Depp to testify in defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Actor Johnny Depp is expected to testify in a Virginia courtroom on Tuesday in the U.S. defamation trial where he accuses ex-wife and actress Amber Heard of ruining his ca...
Apr 19, 2022
UK’s Johnson to apologise to parliament over lockdown fine
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will apologise to parliament on Tuesday as he faces lawmakers for the first time since he was fined by police for breaking his own COVID-19 lock...
Apr 19, 2022
Bionic limbs lift Gaza amputees’ self-esteem
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A "smart" prosthetic hand that mimics human anatomy and motion has allowed Ahmed Abu Hamda to play with his children and regain self esteem, part of a new project...
Apr 19, 2022
