Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philosopher Sandel says Saudi reforms need critical thinking to succeed
By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi authorities' willingness to promote critical thinking will determine if a reform drive launched there succeeds, American political philosopher Michael Sande...
Dec 11, 2021
Palestinians vote in local elections amid rising anger with Abbas
By Rami Ayyub and Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians held municipal elections in the occupied West Bank on Saturday in a rare democratic exercise and amid rising anger with Presi...
Dec 11, 2021
Motor racing – F1 title rivals join in urging people to get vaccinated
(Reuters) - Formula One title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have urged people to vaccinate against COVID-19 as the sport grabs the world's attention ahead of Sunday's winner-takes-all showd...
Dec 11, 2021
Ukraine receives more World Bank funds to fight COVID-19
KYIV (Reuters) - The World Bank has approved an additional $150 million loan to help Ukraine speed up vaccinations against COVID-19, the international lender's Ukrainian office said on Saturday. Ukrai...
Dec 11, 2021
Chinese developer Fantasia denies creditor claim on unit’s shares
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese developer Fantasia Holdings denied a claim by a creditor that a $96.98 million loan on which it missed a payment was secured by shares in its property management unit. TF...
Dec 11, 2021
Taiwan confirms first case of Omicron variant
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said on Saturday that it had detected the island's first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The Central Epidemic Command Centre said the infection was detecte...
Dec 11, 2021
China’s Guangdong reports human infection of H5N6 bird flu
BEIJING (Reuters) - The health authority in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong said on Saturday that one case of a human being infected with the H5N6 strain of bird flu has been reported in th...
Dec 11, 2021
Guatemala seeks aid, smuggler crackdown after Mexico migrant deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala urged the United States on Friday to invest in the country and elsewhere in Central America to boost development, and called for a crackdown on people-smuggling gangs...
Dec 11, 2021
Daughter of pioneering astronaut Alan Shepard set for Blue Origin spaceflight
By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) - The eldest daughter of pioneering U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard is set for a ride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin commerci...
Dec 11, 2021
Malaysia probes Dyson supplier ATA over labour complaints
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is investigating Dyson supplier ATA IMS after complaints of forced labour, and has charged the company with four violations, the labour department said on Saturday. "...
Dec 10, 2021
