Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Number of jailed journalists reached global high in 2021, at least 24 killed for their coverage -CPJ report
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - The number of journalists worldwide who are behind bars reached a global high in 2021, according to a new report from the nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists, which ...
Dec 09, 2021
Africa’s banks take on telcos in battle for upwardly mobile money
By Frank Phiri and Emma Rumney BLANTYRE (Reuters) - When Joyce Rejista ran out of money at a music festival she found herself in a familiar fix for villagers across Malawi, needing cash in places wher...
Dec 09, 2021
Biden ‘Summit for Democracy’ to rally nations against rising authoritarianism
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will gather 111 world leaders in a virtual meeting dubbed the Summit for Democracy, in what Washington hopes will be a ...
Dec 09, 2021
Doctors weigh COVID-19 impact on children as vaccine drives ramp up
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - One month after her son Eran had recovered from a mild case of COVID-19, Sara Bittan rushed the three-year-old to the emergency room. He had high fever, a rash, ...
Dec 09, 2021
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Japan's COVID-19 infections are falling in contrast with rebounds in other parts of Asia, baffling experts, while cases have been spreading in pubs and clubs in Australia's biggest city. D...
Dec 08, 2021
Chinese woman dies from H5N6 strain of bird flu
BEIJING (Reuters) - A woman in China's Sichuan province died from the H5N6 strain of avian influenza last month, a regional health bureau said this week, in the latest human fatality from the lethal d...
Dec 08, 2021
North Carolina Supreme Court delays primary elections until May 2022
(Reuters) -The North Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered primary elections in the state delayed from March until May of 2022, citing legal challenges to gerrymandered political maps. The court...
Dec 08, 2021
Coronavirus spreads in Australia’s pubs; Omicron cases linked to party boat
SYDNEY (Reuters) - COVID-19 infections have been spreading in pubs and clubs in Australia's biggest city, including three new cases of the Omicron variant found among people who went on a harbour part...
Dec 08, 2021
Philippines’ Supreme Court says parts of anti-terror law unconstitutional
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' Supreme Court said on Thursday parts of the country's anti-terrorism law passed last year were unconstitutional. The controversial law, signed by Philippines Presid...
Dec 08, 2021
Cuba detects first Omicron case – state media ACN
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a person who had traveled from Mozambique, Cuban state media agency ACN reported late on Wednesday. The travel...
Dec 08, 2021
