Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada plans to double homebuilding in decade, but where are the workers?
By Julie Gordon and Nichola Saminather OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has an ambitious plan to double the pace of homebuilding within a decade but the first big challenge is finding enough skilled workers,...
Apr 10, 2022
Pro-Russian protesters in Germany outnumbered by Ukraine supporters
HANOVER/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Around 600 pro-Russian protesters in a 350-car motorcade set off on a demonstration in Hanover in the north of Germany on Sunday, where there was also a counter-demonstra...
Apr 10, 2022
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre ‘resurrected’ for Palm Sunday mass as pilgrims return
By Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prayers in Arabic and Latin echoed in the rotunda of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday as Christians from around the world were once again ab...
Apr 10, 2022
South Africa’s Zuma to pursue private prosecution against prosecutor
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Jacob Zuma is pursuing private prosecution proceedings to remove the lead prosecutor in an arms deal corruption trial after failed legal challen...
Apr 10, 2022
Slovakia could sell howitzers to Ukraine – defence minister
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia could sell Ukraine some of its Zuzana self-propelled howitzers, Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said on Sunday. "I can confirm that we are in talks (about the sale)," Nad sai...
Apr 10, 2022
Lions, tigers and bears – Spain seizes one of Europe’s biggest taxidermy hauls
MADRID (Reuters) - Police in Spain have seized one of the largest discoveries of taxidermy animals in Europe as they investigate potential smuggling, after a giant warehouse in Valencia was found to c...
Apr 10, 2022
Head of Russia’s Orthodox Church calls on people to rally around authorities
(Reuters) - The head of Russia's Orthodox Church called on people on Sunday to rally around the authorities as Moscow pursues its military intervention in Ukraine. Patriarch Kirill has previously made...
Apr 10, 2022
Soccer-Merseyside police investigate Ronaldo phone incident in United loss
(Reuters) - Merseyside police said on Sunday they were reviewing CCTV footage to establish if Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo committed an offence by knocking a mobile phone out of a supporter's...
Apr 10, 2022
On Palm Sunday, pope calls for Easter truce in Ukraine
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, and in an apparent reference to Russia, questioned the value of planting a victory flag "on a h...
Apr 10, 2022
Russian bank VTB no longer has control of European subsidiary -German regulator
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Russian bank VTB can no longer exercise any control over its European subsidiary in the wake of new sanctions, German regulator BaFin said on Sunday. The European Union on Friday...
Apr 10, 2022
