Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Court rejects ‘shockingly low’ 4-year sentence for NY woman who aided Islamic State
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out what it called a "shockingly low" four-year prison term for a Brooklyn woman who admitted to supporting Isl...
Aug 18, 2021
Greek firefighters battle growing forest blaze near Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek firefighters on Wednesday battled a wildfire raging through one of the last remaining pine forests near Athens and said that homes could be at risk. More than 500 wildfires ha...
Aug 18, 2021
Afghan envoy says hold-out Panjshir province can resist Taliban rule
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - The Afghan ambassador to Tajikistan on Wednesday rejected Taliban rule of his country and said hold-out Panjshir province, north of Kabul, would serve as a stronghold for resistan...
Aug 18, 2021
Athletics-Olympic medallist Seidel to run New York City Marathon
(Reuters) - Olympic bronze medallist Molly Seidel will make her New York City Marathon debut in November as part of a field that includes former Boston Marathon champion Des Linden, organisers said on...
Aug 18, 2021
Roche gets FDA approval for diagnostic tumour test
ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration for its Ventana MMR RxDx panel, a diagnostic test to help identify patients with solid tumours which could tu...
Aug 18, 2021
CDC says vaccine protectiveness slipped amid Delta variant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New data confirms that vaccine protection against COVID-19 has decreased for the Delta variant of the virus, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochell...
Aug 18, 2021
Nuclear-test-ban body chief seeks to untangle challenge of ratification
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - The new head of the body that would police a global ban on nuclear tests hopes to bring that ban into force by breaking down the main barrier - getting countries ...
Aug 18, 2021
Grace strengthens into hurricane near Cayman Islands, says U.S. NHC
(Reuters) - Storm Grace has strengthened into a hurricane just west of Grand Cayman island, and is expected to make landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday morning, the U.S National Hurricane Ce...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. may reinstate boost in automaker fines for not meeting emissions rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it was considering reinstating a boost in higher penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency requi...
Aug 18, 2021
Batman comic shifts focus to Robin’s private life, his sexuality
(Reuters) - Caped Crusaders Batman and Robin have been busy fighting crime together for years, but now the focus of the story has shifted to Robin's private life as he explores his sexuality. In the l...
Aug 18, 2021
