Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Greta Thunberg aims to change how food is produced
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has set her sights on changing how the world produces and consumes food in order to counteract a trio of threats: carbon emissions, diseas...
May 22, 2021
Alitalia’s state-owned successor will only start flying in September – report
MILAN (Reuters) - The state-owned Italian airline that will replace bankrupt Alitalia will only start flying in September - missing the peak summer holiday season, daily Corriere della Sera reported o...
May 22, 2021
Olympics-Sun Yang’s career on the line at appeal hearing
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - The sporting future of swimmer Sun Yang, one of China's most celebrated athletes, will be decided next week in Switzerland when his appeal against an eight-year d...
May 22, 2021
Two shot dead, eight injured after shooting in downtown Minneapolis
(Reuters) - Two men were shot dead and eight others were wounded in downtown Minneapolis, police said early on Saturday. "Of the 10 victims, all are adults, five male and five female. Two deceased are...
May 22, 2021
Philippines investigating illegal sale of COVID-19 shots, vaccine slots
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is investigating reports that some people have been illegally selling COVID-19 shots or their vaccine slots for financial gain, officials said on Saturday, as they r...
May 22, 2021
Record-breaking French centenarian cyclist dies aged 109
PARIS (Reuters) - Frenchman Robert Marchand, who won fame late in life by setting world records for centenarian cyclists, has died at the age of 109, a local official said on Saturday. Marchand died o...
May 22, 2021
Vietnam in talks to produce Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine – media
HANOI (Reuters) - A research centre under Vietnam's health ministry is in talks with Russia to produce the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the country, local media reported on Saturday. The Russian part...
May 22, 2021
Campaign group Animal Rebellion blockades McDonald’s centres in UK
LONDON (Reuters) -Campaign group Animal Rebellion said activists were blockading distribution centres of restaurant chain McDonald's in Britain on Saturday to demand a transition to plant-based foods....
May 22, 2021
FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 165.94 million, death toll at 3,577,039
By Lynx Insight Service LONDON (Reuters) - More than 165.94 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally and 3,577,039 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infectio...
May 22, 2021
German cyber security chief fears hackers could target hospitals
BERLIN (Reuters) - German hospitals may be at increased risk from hackers, the head of the country's cyber security agency said on Saturday, following two high-profile digital attacks this month on th...
May 22, 2021
