Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Syrian hospital hit in artillery attacks on Afrin, at least seven killed
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and several wounded in two separate artillery attacks on the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Saturday, civil defense sources said. The first...
Jun 12, 2021
Congo president says Kinshasa hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Hospitals in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa are "overwhelmed" by a rise in COVID-19 infections, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Saturday, as the country was hi...
Jun 12, 2021
German Green leader wants new policy to aid industry in CO2 reduction
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German Green Party will seek to support the country's industry on its road to cutting carbon emissions by ensuring the state helps meet any additional costs companies incur, ...
Jun 12, 2021
Soccer-Denmark’s Eriksen given CPR during Euro 2020 match
Copenhagen (Reuters) -Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed while playing and was given CPR by medics during his side's Euro 2020 soccer match with Finland on Saturday, and the game has been ...
Jun 12, 2021
Germany’s Merkel urges pragmatic approach to Northern Ireland
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Saturday for a "pragmatic solution" to disagreements over part of the Brexit deal that covers border issues with Northern Ireland. Prime Mi...
Jun 12, 2021
Azerbaijan swaps 15 Armenian prisoners for map showing landmines
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Saturday it had handed over 15 Armenian prisoners in exchange for a map detailing the location of landmines in Agdam, a region relinquished by ethnic Armenian for...
Jun 12, 2021
Soccer-12 Venezuelans test positive for COVID day before Copa opener
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Twelve members of the Venezuelan delegation at the Copa America have tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said on Saturday, a day before they meet hosts Brazil in the t...
Jun 12, 2021
‘Intense’ Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for rapid progress
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Saturday as the European Union said negotiations were "in...
Jun 12, 2021
WTO boss sees way for deal to speed COVID vaccines for poor nations
FALMOUTH, England (Reuters) - The head of the World Trade Organization said there was a pathway for a global deal to get more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, despite a split over whether dr...
Jun 12, 2021
Delta-variant COVID-19 cluster detected at Strasbourg art school
PARIS (Reuters) - A cluster of Delta-variant COVID-19 infections has been detected at an art school in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, the regional health authority said on Saturday. The four c...
Jun 12, 2021
