Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kremlin says it’s not optimistic on U.S. talks, won’t let them drag on
By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it saw no reason to be optimistic after a first round of talks with the United States on the Ukraine crisis and Russia's demands from s...
Jan 11, 2022
China’s Tianjin says coronavirus outbreak hits 49 cases amid Omicron battle
BEIJING (Reuters) - The northern Chinese city of Tianjin said its latest coronavirus outbreak had reached a total of 49 confirmed cases by midday on Tuesday, as it battles the highly contagious Omicro...
Jan 11, 2022
Egypt reopens two Mediterranean ports after weather improves
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Tuesday reopened the two Mediterranean ports of Alexandria and Dekheila, which were shut on Monday, after weather conditions improved, the Alexandria Port Authority said in ...
Jan 11, 2022
China to keep tariffs on U.S. distillers grains while conducting review
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Tuesday it will maintain anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on imports of distillers grains (DDGS), a by-product of ethanol production used i...
Jan 11, 2022
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Preliminary findings from two South African clinical trials suggest the Omicron coronavirus variant has a much higher rate of "asymptomatic carriage" than earlier variants, wh...
Jan 11, 2022
Ethiopia air strike in Tigray region killed at least 17 people – aid workers, citing witnesses
ADDIS ABBA (Reuters) - An air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region on Monday killed at least 17 people, mostly women, and wounded dozens in the town of Mai Tsebri, two aid workers told Reuters citing lo...
Jan 11, 2022
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch tests positive for COVID-19 – statement
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Porfirije, the 46th Patriarch of the influential Serbian Orthodox Church, the country's largest Christian denomination, tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Tuesday. P...
Jan 11, 2022
Taiwan air force searches for missing F-16 fighter after crash
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet vanished on Tuesday while on a training mission over the sea and efforts are underway to find the pilot, the government said, in the latest accident to ...
Jan 11, 2022
Cricket-Fading light, crowd pressure combine for Taylor-made farewell
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The stars were aligned for Ross Taylor's farewell to test cricket on Tuesday as fading light offered him the chance to bowl against Bangladesh and claim the final wicket that se...
Jan 11, 2022
Philippines poll body to rule by next week on Marcos disqualification bids
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' poll body will rule by Jan. 17 on a series of petitions seeking to disqualify from presidential elections the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos...
Jan 11, 2022
