Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ice hockey federation criticises Latvian officials over Belarus flag swap
(Reuters) - The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) criticised Latvian officials on Tuesday for removing the Belarusian flag from a display at the world championship in Riga and replacing it wi...
May 25, 2021
UK declines to rule out new oil exploration despite climate report
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom will not commit to halting new oil exploration in the North Sea, a government energy body told Reuters, despite a warning from the world's top en...
May 25, 2021
Russia says it can now operate nuclear capable bombers from Syrian air base
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had the ability for the first time to operate long-range strategic nuclear-capable bombers from its air base in Syria, expanding its capabilities and allow...
May 25, 2021
Czechs reappoint old health minister after losing four in eight months
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Health Minister Petr Arenberger resigned on Tuesday after less than two months in office after coming under media scrutiny over property holdings and other business dealings, ...
May 25, 2021
Record-breaking Sherpa says mountain goddess warned him from 26th Everest ascent
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Nepali Sherpa, who has climbed Mount Everest a record 25 times, said on Tuesday he had a dream in which a "mountain goddess" warned him from making another asce...
May 25, 2021
Olympics-IOC still ironing out medical needs for teams at Tokyo Games
BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is still ironing out details of a policy by which national teams fly in additional medical staff for the Tokyo Olympics so as not to burden...
May 25, 2021
Brazil seeking to import 20 million doses of India’s Covaxin vaccine- agency
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's health ministry has applied for authorization to import 20 million doses of the Covaxin/BBV152 COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured in India, where the vaccine is authori...
May 25, 2021
Amal Clooney calls for more charges against Darfur suspect
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney on Tuesday argued that prosecutors should consider additional charges of sexual violence for a man accused of atrocities includi...
May 25, 2021
U.S. Senate banking chair plans interest-rate cap bill as he turns up heat on lenders
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic head of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Sherrod Brown, is prioritizing legislation that would set a national cap on how much lenders can char...
May 25, 2021
U.S. companies appoint more Black directors after social justice protests -report
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of African-American directors on corporate boards has risen significantly since the killing of George Floyd last year at the hands of Minneapolis po...
May 25, 2021
