Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond tutu dies aged 90
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule, has died aged 90, the presidency said on Sunday. "The p...
Dec 26, 2021
More than 100 Japan flights cancelled due to heavy snow
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 100 domestic flights in Japan were grounded on Sunday due to heavy snow in the northern and western parts of the country, Japan's two biggest airlines sai...
Dec 26, 2021
Charity’s staff missing in deadly Myanmar attack that left bodies burnt
(Reuters) - Aid group Save the Children said it was suspending operations in Myanmar's strife-torn Kayah state after two staff members went missing in an attack that left at least 30 people dead, incl...
Dec 26, 2021
China’s local COVID case count driven to 21-month high by Xian outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported its highest daily rise in local COVID-19 cases in 21 months as infections more than doubled in the northwestern city of Xian, China's latest COVID hot spot. The city...
Dec 25, 2021
Dominican Republic reports first case of COVID-19 Omicron variant
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic has identified its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the health ministry of the Caribbean country said on Saturday. In a statement on Twit...
Dec 25, 2021
Two-day mourning period declared after 41 killed in Burkina Faso ambush
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Authorities in Burkina Faso have declared a two-day period of mourning after suspected militants killed at least 41 members of a government-backed civilian militia in the count...
Dec 25, 2021
World economy to top $100 trillion in 2022 for first time: report
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's economic output will exceed $100 trillion for the first time next year and it will take China a little longer than previously thought to overtake the United States as th...
Dec 25, 2021
Nigerian president’s aide tests positive for coronavirus
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian president's top media aide Garba Shehu said on Saturday that he has tested positive for coronavirus and was in isolation. Shehu, who is in his late 50s, is in the immedi...
Dec 25, 2021
Tennis-Canada’s Shapovalov tests positive for COVID-19 in Sydney
(Reuters) - Denis Shapovalov, who is part of Canada's team for the 2022 ATP Cup, has tested positive for COVID-19 in Sydney, the 22-year-old said on Saturday. Shapovalov played last week at the World ...
Dec 25, 2021
Japan to pay companies to keep sensitive patents secret- Nikkei
(Reuters) - Japan will compensate companies to keep secret patents with potential military applications under proposed legislation, the Nikkei reported on Sunday, without citing sources. The patents u...
Dec 25, 2021
