Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trial over murder of ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’ opens in Burkina Faso
By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The trial of 14 people accused of plotting to assassinate Burkina Faso's former president Thomas Sankara started on Monday, more than 30 years after he was gunn...
Oct 11, 2021
Romania remains vaccine sceptical despite surge in COVID-19 cases
By Luiza Ilie and Octav Ganea ADUNATII-COPACENI, Romania (Reuters) - In leafy Romanian villages surrounding the capital Bucharest, few people realise one person has died from COVID-19 every six minute...
Oct 11, 2021
Dutch judges convict two men for 2019 killing of lawyer
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch judges on Monday convicted two men for the 2019 killing of a lawyer who was acting in a high-profile drugs case later taken on by celebrity crime reporter Peter R. De Vries...
Oct 11, 2021
Russia’s Navalny says his prison status changed to “terrorist”
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday that a prison commission had designated him an extremist and a terrorist. Navalny said on Instagram that he had been summoned befo...
Oct 11, 2021
Another heart breaker as late field goal dooms Lions again
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WKZO AM/FM) – Greg Joseph hit a 54-yard field goal as time expired to give the Minnesota Vikings a 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions at US Bank Stadium Sunday afternoon. Detroit ...
Oct 11, 2021
Average gas prices spike in Michigan, hit highest levels in several years
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Motorists in Michigan are feeling even more of a pinch at the gas pump. Average gas prices in that state jumped a whopping 12 cents last week, a new high for 2021 and...
Oct 11, 2021
ECB’s Knot warns investors of risks of higher inflation
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Investors need to be aware of the risk of rising inflation to avoid shock adjustments, even as price rises still appear to be temporary, Dutch European Central ...
Oct 11, 2021
Italy prepares plan to help soften early pension scheme ending, sources say
By Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy plans to make it easier for selected groups of people who have reached 62 or 63 to retire, officials told Reuters, in an attempt to replace a...
Oct 11, 2021
Lions lose Cephus to shoulder injury against Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WKZO AM/FM) – Injury woes continue to haunt the Detroit Lions. Quintez Cephus injured his shoulder in the first half of Detroit’s 19-17 loss to Minnesota. After the game, ...
Oct 11, 2021
Exclusive-U.S., EU line up over 20 more countries for global methane pact
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two dozen countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash methane emissions 30% by 2030, giving the emerging global partnership momentum ahead of i...
Oct 11, 2021
