Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Man linked to Oath Keepers militia pleads not guilty to U.S. Capitol riot charge
By Mark Hosenball (Reuters) - An 18th person with links to the far right Oath Keepers militia accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot has been added to an indictment and pleaded not gui...
Aug 13, 2021
Cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost is 28,000 years old
YAKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) - Scientists have said that an astonishingly well-preserved cave lion cub found in Siberia's permafrost lived 28,000 years ago and may even still have traces of its mother's ...
Aug 13, 2021
Ukrainian Olympic gold medallist says he was racially abused in the street
KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian wrestler who won his country's only gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last week said he was racially abused in the street on Friday on his return from the games. Zhan Belen...
Aug 13, 2021
Spain starts returning Moroccan minors after Ceuta migration crisis
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Friday started sending hundreds of Moroccan youths, who in May crossed into its North African enclave of Ceuta, back to Morocco after reaching an agreement with Rabat, Span...
Aug 13, 2021
U.S. Treasury imposes sanctions on alleged oil smuggler, companies linked to Iran’s Quds Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday it was imposing sanctions on an alleged oil smuggler and companies it said provide support to the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolu...
Aug 13, 2021
Tears and anger as Greek island residents face wildfire aftermath
By Lefteris Papadimas ROVIES, Evia, Greece (Reuters) - Residents of the Greek seaside village of Rovies mourn a lost paradise of pristine pine forests and family homes, scorched by wildfires that burn...
Aug 13, 2021
U.S. judge will not block CDC’s new COVID-19 residential eviction ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a bid to block a residential eviction moratorium put in place last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The decision by ...
Aug 13, 2021
CDC says authorization of COVID-19 vaccine boosters not applicable to J&J shot
(Reuters) - The authorization of an extra COVID-19 vaccine dose for those with a compromised immune system does not apply to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at this time, the U.S. Centers for Disease Co...
Aug 13, 2021
Leeds winger Raphinha called up for Brazil World Cup qualifiers
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Leeds United winger Raphinha was called up by Brazil for the first time on Friday and will join the squad for September's triple header of World Cup qualifiers against Chile...
Aug 13, 2021
U.S. Treasury sanctions Cuban officials, military unit over violence
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday it was imposing sanctions on two Cuban Ministry of Interior officials and a military unit over the Cuban governme...
Aug 13, 2021
