Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Catholic bishops encourage government search for boarding school graves
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Two influential U.S. Roman Catholic Church bishops are encouraging their peers to cooperate with a federal investigation into abuses committed within the former Native Ameri...
Dec 01, 2021
Some Republicans in U.S. Congress try to close government over vaccine mandates
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers' efforts to keep the U.S. government operating hit a stumbling block on Wednesday as a group of hard-line Republicans threatene...
Dec 01, 2021
Rugby-Rugby Sevens league set for 2022 launch in Las Vegas
(Reuters) - A new U.S. rugby union sevens league will launch next October, which organisers said on Wednesday would pit 12 top international teams against four new U.S. franchises, with sides playing ...
Dec 01, 2021
Clashes over Iran-Afghanistan’s ‘border misunderstanding’ ended
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's border forces and Afghanistan's Taliban ended clashes over a "border misunderstanding" near the Afghan province of Nimroz, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Wedn...
Dec 01, 2021
Motor racing-Hamilton chasing hat-trick to set up last-race showdown
By Abhishek Takle (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen has his first shot at winning the Formula One title in Sunday's inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton is chasing ...
Dec 01, 2021
Cuba to upgrade homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to confront Omicron
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban health authorities said that researchers in the communist-run country are upgrading its homegrown COVID vaccines to ensure protection against the new Omicron variant. The Cari...
Dec 01, 2021
Athletics-Warholm named men’s world athlete of the year
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Norwegian Karsten Warholm was crowned male world athlete of the year on Wednesday on the back of his astonishing season in the 400m hurdles, twice breaking the wor...
Dec 01, 2021
Jewellery maker Pandora has no plans to join platforms like Amazon or Farfetch -CEO
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Jewellery maker Pandora would prefer to invest in physical stores or its own online sales platform rather than join large e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon or Farfetch, its ch...
Dec 01, 2021
U.S. Army keen to expand Southeast Asia access amid China worries
By Idrees Ali and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army is keen to expand its access and basing arrangements in Southeast Asia as part of a strategy to deter China, the secretary of th...
Dec 01, 2021
Italy reports 103 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 15,085 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 103 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 89 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 15,085 from 12,764. Th...
Dec 01, 2021
