Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. charges far-right militia leader with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot
By Sarah N. Lynch and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The founder of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, and 10 other people have been criminally charged with seditious conspirac...
Jan 13, 2022
ATP roundup: Arthur Rinderknech, Marin Cilic advance to Adelaide semis
Arthur Rinderknech of France upset third-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia 7-6 (7), 7-5 on Thursday to move into the semifinals of the Adelaide International 2 in Adelaide, Australia. Rinderknech won 8...
Jan 13, 2022
France reports 305,322 new coronavirus cases
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 305,322 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, down from a high of nearly 370,000 on Tuesday but the seven-day moving average of new cases continued rising to nearly 294,...
Jan 13, 2022
Facebook owner to ‘assess feasibility’ of human rights review on Ethiopia practices
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta Platforms said on Thursday it would "assess the feasibility" of commissioning an independent human rights assessment into its work in Ethiopia, af...
Jan 13, 2022
New Czech centre-right government wins confidence vote in parliament
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The new Czech centre-right government of Prime Minister Petr Fiala won a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament on Thursday, taking over the central European country amid ...
Jan 13, 2022
Lebanese central bank chief wants judge removed from probe
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's central bank governor said on Thursday a judge leading one of several investigations against him was biased and should be removed from the case, after she imposed a travel ...
Jan 13, 2022
Exclusive-Soccer-Saudi Arabia waived vaccination rules for the Spanish Super Cup – sources
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia waived its requirement for visitors to be fully vaccinated to allow soccer players from Spain to compete in the Spanish Super Cup on Saudi soil, sources have told Reute...
Jan 13, 2022
Inditex founder Amancio Ortega buys Toronto skyscaper for $916 million
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish billionaire and Zara founder Amancio Ortega has agreed to buy a landmark Canadian skyscraper for around 800 million euros ($916.88 million), according to his private office....
Jan 13, 2022
Olympics-Have an open mind about Beijing downhill course, says designer Russi
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - Bernhard Russi has designed every Olympic downhill course except one since the 1988 Calgary Games and the Swiss rates his Beijing layout as "surprisingly good". Skiers wil...
Jan 13, 2022
Republican Party threatens to boycott U.S. presidential debate commission
(Reuters) - The U.S. Republican Party on Thursday said its future presidential candidates might not participate in debates run by the Commission on Presidential Debates due to concerns about fairness,...
Jan 13, 2022
