Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cambodia begins evicting floating homes amid protests
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh on Saturday began overseeing the dismantling of "floating home" communities on the banks of the Tonle Sap River over the objec...
Jun 12, 2021
Indian village prays to ‘goddess corona’ to rid them of the virus
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Indian villagers have erected a shrine to "goddess corona" and are offering her prayers in the hope that divine intervention can banish the deadly virus. D...
Jun 12, 2021
Italian police arrest man allegedly involved in Vietnamese truck deaths
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested a Romanian citizen who is the subject of an international arrest warrant from the UK for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese people wh...
Jun 12, 2021
At least 13 people wounded in Austin, Texas shooting – police
(Reuters) -At least 13 people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas early on Saturday, police said, adding the suspected shooter was still at large. Two of the injured are reported to b...
Jun 12, 2021
China’s cryptocurrency-mining crackdown spreads to Yunnan in southwest – media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's crackdown on cryptocurrencies has spread to the country's southwest with a campaign against misuse of electricity by bitcoin miners in Yunnan province, local media reporte...
Jun 12, 2021
Iran’s ex-parliament speaker demands explanation for vote disqualification
(Reuters) - The former speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani demanded on Saturday an explanation from an election watchdog on why he was barred from running in next week's presidential vote. ...
Jun 12, 2021
HK bankers and lawyers win right to apply for access to corporate registry
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong bankers and lawyers will be able to search the city's companies registry under proposed exemptions to plans to tighten public access to the database, S...
Jun 12, 2021
Soccer-England’s performance at Euros can unite people: Southgate
(Reuters) - England's performance at the European Championship can help in uniting the country, manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of Sunday's opening game against Croatia. England, semi-finalists at...
Jun 12, 2021
Exclusive – Macron offers UK’s Johnson: ‘Le reset’ if he keeps his Brexit word
By Michel Rose CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron offered on Saturday to reset relations with Britain as long as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood by the Brexit divorce ...
Jun 12, 2021
UK PM Johnson likely to delay England’s final stage of reopening-media
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to delay lifting the remaining coronavirus restrictions in England as data shows a further rise in cases of the rapidly spreading Delta v...
Jun 12, 2021
