Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. mission in Mali grounds flights amid sanctions restrictions
DAKAR (Reuters) - The United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Mali has grounded its flights amid discussions over sanctions that have shut air and land borders to the West African country. The Economi...
Jan 16, 2022
Biden calls Texas synagogue hostage situation ‘act of terror’
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said that a gunman who disrupted a religious service in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday and took four people hostage had engaged in an "act of terro...
Jan 16, 2022
Biden to continue push for voting rights bill as he honors King’s legacy
By Andrea Shalal PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to Philadelphia on Sunday to honor the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., as he continues to press ...
Jan 16, 2022
Israel increases state aid plan for COVID-hit airlines
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet approved additional state aid on Sunday to help bail out airlines suffering another pandemic blow with the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the finance...
Jan 16, 2022
Britain reports 70,924 new COVID-19 cases, 88 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 70,924 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 88 deaths within 28-days of a positive test. That compares with 81,713 new cases on Saturday, and 287 deaths. The governm...
Jan 16, 2022
Italy reports 149,512 coronavirus cases on Sunday, 248 deaths
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 149,512 COVID-19 related cases on Sunday, after 180,426 the day before, the health ministry said, while the number of deaths fell to 248 from 308. Italy has registered...
Jan 16, 2022
Box Office: ‘Scream’ Debuts to Bloody Impressive $30.6 Million
By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "Scream," a reimagining of a horror franchise that appeared to have run out of steam, dominated the box office, earning a scary good $30.6 million. The sequel...
Jan 16, 2022
Sudan’s inflation accelerates to 359.09% in 2021
(Reuters) - Sudan's headline inflation rate averaged 359.09% in 2021, up from 163.26% in 2020, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. Inflation slowed to 318.21% year-on-year in December, fr...
Jan 16, 2022
Animal rights activists slam Turkish camel wrestling festival
By Murad Sezer and Bulent Usta ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A traditional camel wrestling festival in western Turkey that attracts thousands of people every year is drawing criticism from animal rights activi...
Jan 16, 2022
Anti-vaccine far-right rally attracts hundreds in Hungary
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Over a thousand people marched in Budapest protesting against COVID-19 inoculation at a rally organised by the far-right Our Homeland Movement, which has been campaigning on a fie...
Jan 16, 2022
