Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Houthi projectile kills two in Saudi Jazan – Saudi state media
CAIRO (Reuters) - A Saudi citizen and a Yemeni resident were killed as a result of a Houthi projectile that hit the southern Saudi city of Jazan on Friday, Saudi state media reported citing a coalitio...
Dec 24, 2021
Court sentences two Mexican army officers to 30 years for femicide
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A court in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas has sentenced two army officers to 30 years in prison for femicide over the killing a female soldier, the state attorney genera...
Dec 24, 2021
Thousands of flights scrapped globally as Omicron mars Christmas weekend
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) - Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,000 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicr...
Dec 24, 2021
On Santa tracking call, Biden is told ‘Let’s go Brandon’ – and says he agrees
By Merdie Nzanga (Reuters) - A vulgar anti-Biden slogan made for an awkward moment on Friday during President Joe Biden's phone calls with children tracking Santa's flight when a father said, "Let's G...
Dec 24, 2021
Look beyond the lights and remember the poor, pope says on Christmas eve
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, leading the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas, said on Friday that people who are indifferent to the poor offend God, urging all to "look...
Dec 24, 2021
Brazil infrastructure minister to run for Sao Paulo governor
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that Infrastructure Minister Tarcisio Freitas will run for governor of Sao Paulo state in next year's elections. In televised re...
Dec 24, 2021
France posts new record daily COVID-19 infections
PARIS (Reuters) - France hit another COVID-19 infection record on Friday, with the daily figure getting close to 100,000, a trend that prompted the government to convene a special meeting on the pande...
Dec 24, 2021
U.S. equity funds enjoy big inflows on easing Omicron worries
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds saw big inflows in the week ended Dec. 22, supported by easing fears over the Omicron variant and strong earnings from some big companies such as Nike and Micron Technolo...
Dec 24, 2021
Gambia commission says ex-pres Jammeh responsible for murder, torture and rape
BANJUL (Reuters) - A Gambian truth and reconciliation commission said in a report published on Friday that former President Yahya Jammeh was responsible for a spree of killings, torture and rapes duri...
Dec 24, 2021
Italy reports record 50,599 coronavirus cases on Friday, 141 deaths
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported a second successive record daily tally of COVID-19 cases on Friday, with new cases hitting 50,599 against 44,595 a day earlier, the health ministry said. The number of ...
Dec 24, 2021
