Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thousands of Dutch urged to leave their homes as rivers flood
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Thousands of people in the south of the Netherlands on Thursday were urged to leave their houses quickly to escape floods as rivers were on the brink of bursting their banks. Sev...
Jul 15, 2021
U.S. Surgeon General says COVID-19 misinformation comes from individuals, a few “bad actors”
(Reuters) - The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said on Thursday that COVID-19 misinformation comes mostly from individuals but also a few "bad actors." "There is misinformation that is coming f...
Jul 15, 2021
Investors balk as bankrupt St. Croix refinery needs $1 billion to be viable
By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) - The Limetree Bay refinery, which landed in U.S. bankruptcy court on Monday, needs at least $1 billion to finish a massive overhaul to continue as a viable operation, acco...
Jul 15, 2021
At least 44 dead, dozens missing as floods sweep through western Europe
By Wolfgang Rattay and David Sahl SCHULD, Germany (Reuters) - At least 42 people have died in Germany and dozens were missing on Thursday as swollen rivers caused by record rainfall across western Eur...
Jul 15, 2021
End of trading boom casts cloud over Wall Street bank earnings
(Refiles to add dropped quotation mark in paragraph 14) By Matt Scuffham and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pandemic-era trading boom has started to slow down for Wall Street banks,...
Jul 15, 2021
Venezuela transit app offers alternative to chaos of Caracas buses
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan transportation app is offering residents of the capital city Caracas the opportunity to find safety and tranquility where they least expect to find i...
Jul 15, 2021
Olympics-Brazilian judokas frustrated after isolation order at ‘patience Games’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian judokas expressed frustration on Thursday after all the members of their team already in Japan were forced to isolate in their hotel even though none of them had tested...
Jul 15, 2021
As COVID wards fill again, Spanish doctor warns young they’re vulnerable
By Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) - A week ago, the COVID-19 hospital ward in Barcelona where doctor Inmaculada Lopez Montesinos works had just a few patients. Now it is full and the Hospital del Mar ...
Jul 15, 2021
Facebook says Iran-based hackers used site to target U.S. military personnel
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook said on Thursday it had taken down about 200 accounts run by a group of hackers in Iran as part of a cyber-spying operation that targeted mostly U.S. milita...
Jul 15, 2021
Soccer-Italy considers bid to host Euro 2028 or World Cup 2030
(Reuters) - Italy is considering making a bid to host the 2028 European Championship or the 2030 World Cup but must improve its stadiums if it is to succeed, the head of the Italian Football Federatio...
Jul 15, 2021
