Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Russian skeleton medallist tests positive for COVID-19 before Beijing Games
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian skeleton racer Nikita Tregubov, silver medallist at the 2018 Winter Olympics, has tested positive for COVID-19 before his team is set to fly to China to compete in the Beiji...
Jan 25, 2022
Suspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attacks on villages
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale KINSHASA (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic...
Jan 25, 2022
Analysis-Burkina Faso coup a blow to France, as Sahel military mission unravels
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - The military coup https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-president-kabore-detained-military-camp-sources-tell-reuters-2022-01-24 in Burkina Faso deals anothe...
Jan 25, 2022
Robert Kennedy Jr apologizes for Holocaust remarks at anti-vaxxer rally
(Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Tuesday apologized for remarks he made over the weekend in which he invoked the Holocaust while speaking at an anti-vaxxer rally. At the rally on Sunday in Washingt...
Jan 25, 2022
Ecuador’s president wants to untie oil output from debt on China visit
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday he will seek to disconnect the handover of crude from outstanding debt to China during a visit to the Asian ...
Jan 25, 2022
London exhibition explores animal instincts of Francis Bacon
LONDON (Reuters) - A new exhibition opening in London explores how Francis Bacon drew on photographs of animals, such as the scream of a chimpanzee, for his sometimes unsettling depictions of people. ...
Jan 25, 2022
Lithuania considers modifying Taiwan representation name to defuse row with China
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuanian officials, seeking to defuse a row with China, are discussing whether to ask their Taiwanese counterparts to modify the Chinese translation of the name ...
Jan 25, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. funding to WHO fell by 25% during pandemic -document
By Francesco Guarascio and Emma Farge BRUSSELS/GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) has fallen by 25% during the coronavirus pandemic, provisional dat...
Jan 25, 2022
GRAPHIC – How a Russian-Ukraine conflict might hit global markets
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - A potential invasion of Ukraine by neighbouring Russia would be felt across a number of markets, from wheat and energy prices and the region's sovereign dollar b...
Jan 25, 2022
U.S. House Republicans probe NBC over Beijing Olympics coverage
(Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers from the Republican Party sent a letter to NBCUniversal executives on Tuesday raising concerns asking "about the level of influence the Chinese Comm...
Jan 25, 2022
