Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Barty survives Krejcikova test to finally reach Wimbledon quarters
By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - The serve was not at full throttle and the strokes were often rather wayward, but that did not stop Ash Barty from reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the fir...
Jul 05, 2021
Mexico produces first test batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, says RDIF
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mexico has produced a first test batch of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a local plant, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which markets the shot abroad and si...
Jul 05, 2021
U.S. hints at further sanctions on Belarus
GENEVA (Reuters) - Washington hinted at the possibility of further economic sanctions against Belarus in a strongly worded speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday. The United States announce...
Jul 05, 2021
HIV generic drug for babies distributed in Africa, says UNITAID
By Reuters Staff DUBAI (Reuters) - Aid agencies have distributed a strawberry-flavoured tablet for children living with HIV in six African countries, the first generic pediatric version of a key anti-...
Jul 05, 2021
U.N. envoy compares Belarus to ‘totalitarian’ state
GENEVA (Reuters) - The forced grounding of a passenger plane in Minsk shows the Belarussian government's wish to end all forms of dissidence, the U.N. Special Rapporteur told the Human Rights Council ...
Jul 05, 2021
Indiana man drowns in St. Joseph County tubing incident
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – 24 hours after going missing, police found the body of an Indiana man in the waters of Sturgeon Lake in St. Joseph County Sunday. Authorities say the body of Nathaneil H...
Jul 05, 2021
U.N. envoy calls for immediate release of Belarus political prisoners
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some 530 people considered by rights groups to be political prisoners in Belarus should be immediately released, including three opposition candidates, the U.N. Special Rapporteur s...
Jul 05, 2021
Italy arrests four suspected of sending funds to Islamic State
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police said on Monday they had arrested four men accused of sending funds to people across Europe and the Middle East who were collecting on behalf of Islamic State, in an inv...
Jul 05, 2021
Athletics-Russia’s Lysenko handed six-year ban in anti-doping case
(Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday imposed a six-year ban on Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko after backing anti-doping charges laid by the Athletics Integrity Unit. Lysen...
Jul 05, 2021
Tech group warns HK privacy law changes may force members to stop investment
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Asia Internet Coalition, an industry body backed by Google and Facebook, has warned Hong Kong's personal data privacy commissioner that proposed amendments to the territory's p...
Jul 05, 2021
