Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Court action seeks probe of Trump’s Scottish golf course buys
By Jason Szep and Tom Bergin (Reuters) - The Scottish government is facing a new legal challenge over its February rejection of a motion to investigate former U.S. President Donald Trump's all-cash pu...
May 24, 2021
Futures rise as higher oil drives energy stocks
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as higher oil prices lifted energy stocks, while S&P 500 futures scaled two-week highs ahead of key inflation readings later this wee...
May 24, 2021
Chinese ultramarathon survivor rescued by herdsman, sheltered in cave
By Lusha Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Long-distance runner Zhang Xiaotao was in the leading pack of the ultramarathon race in China in which 21 people died from hypothermia after being drenc...
May 24, 2021
Olympics – a party short on guests as COVID concerns chip away at Japan training camps
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - The Olympics may be going ahead, but much of the celebration and connection that normally makes hosting the Games so memorable is being stripped away as almost 50 ...
May 24, 2021
Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank to launch online travel app
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's oldest lender, Siam Commercial Bank Pcl (SCB), said on Monday it plans to launch a hotel booking application next year that does not charge hospitality operators a gross...
May 24, 2021
Explainer-What is ‘black fungus’ that is hitting India’s COVID-19 patients?
(Reuters) - A rapid rise in cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, has added to the challenges faced by India's healthcare system as it deals with a massive second wave of COVID-19 infecti...
May 24, 2021
Russia accuses U.S. of exceeding limits imposed by New START arms control treaty
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry on Monday accused the United States of surpassing a limit imposed by the New START nuclear arms control treaty and said the number of Washington's launcher...
May 24, 2021
Ford says electric F-150 Lightning Pro truck to start at $39,974
(Reuters) - U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co said on Monday its new electric F-150 Lightning Pro for commercial customers would be available at a starting price of $39,974. Registrations have opened and t...
May 24, 2021
WHO’s Tedros urges countries and drug makers to get more vaccine to poorer countries
GENEVA (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic is being perpetuated by a "scandalous inequity" in vaccine distribution, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. WHO director-general T...
May 24, 2021
UK Black Lives Matters activist critically ill after shooting
LONDON (Reuters) - Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head in south London in the early hours of Sunday, her political party said. London's Metropolita...
May 24, 2021
