Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iraqis protest over power, water cuts amid heat wave
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iraqis protested in Baghdad on Friday over worsening power and water cuts as temperatures exceeded 50 degrees Celsius in some parts of Iraq. At Friday prayer in the Sad...
Jul 02, 2021
Soccer-Atletico’s Felix undergoes ankle surgery
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix has undergone surgery on his ankle, the La Liga champions said on Friday. Felix, who cost a club record fee of 126 million euros ($149.02 million)...
Jul 02, 2021
Tennis-Swiatek crushes Begu to reach Wimbledon last 16
By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek stormed into the Wimbledon fourth round on Friday as her relentless pressure proved too much for Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, w...
Jul 02, 2021
Thailand SEC files criminal complaint against crypto exchange Binance
(Reuters) - Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a criminal complaint against cryptocurrency exchange Binance for operating a digital asset business without a license, the lat...
Jul 02, 2021
British soldier charged over 1972 “Bloody Sunday” will not stand trial
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The only British soldier charged with murder in relation to the "Bloody Sunday" killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Londonderry by British paratroopers in 1972 ...
Jul 02, 2021
Vietnam reports first H5N8 avian flu outbreak in poultry
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Friday confirmed its first outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza at a chicken farm in the northern province of Quang Ninh. Samples from the farm in the province's Ha Long City ...
Jul 02, 2021
GSK, Alector to develop Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s drugs in $2.2 billion deal
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc and U.S. firm Alector Inc will together develop antibody-based treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other similar diseases in a deal worth up to $2.2 billion, th...
Jul 02, 2021
Malaysian palm giant IOI to conduct audit after report alleging labour abuse
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil giant IOI Corp will undergo an audit to assess the compliance of its labour policies and working conditions at its plantations, the firm said on Friday, fol...
Jul 02, 2021
EU working to allow travel for AstraZeneca’s India vaccine jab, Commission says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it is looking at ways to agree a coordinated approach to accepting the Indian version of AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) shot, Covishield, across the ...
Jul 02, 2021
Bring in the army: Food group’s call to relieve UK lorry driver crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Premier Foods, one of Britain's biggest food companies, has called on the government to consider using the army to distribute goods to help relieve a severe shortage of truck driver...
Jul 02, 2021
