Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey says Syria’s election illegitimate
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday the presidential election in Syria was illegitimate and that a United Nations-led push for a political solution to the decade of conflict there must continu...
May 26, 2021
Cycling-Martin wins Giro stage 17 as Bernal shows first sign of weakness
SEGA DI ALA, Italy (Reuters) - Ireland's Dan Martin completed a hat-trick of grand tour victories when he prevailed in the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia as overall leader Egan Bernal showed his firs...
May 26, 2021
Time is not yet right to relaunch European sky initiative, EU Commissioner says
MADRID (Reuters) - The conditions are not yet right to attempt to relaunch the European single sky project, which sought to reduce fragmentation of the continent's airspace, European Commission Vice P...
May 26, 2021
Activist hedge fund accuses Exxon of delaying vote to avoid proxy fight loss
(Reuters) - Hedge fund Engine No. 1 accused Exxon Mobil of "using corporate machinery for its own purpose rather than that of shareholders" after the oil company announced a one-hour recess during an ...
May 26, 2021
U.S firms GM, Lockheed aim for the moon with lunar rover venture
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. firms General Motors (GM) and Lockheed Martin Corp will develop a vehicle to drive NASA astronauts around on the moon's surface, they said on Wednesday, competing for a space ...
May 26, 2021
Vietnam sets up vaccine fund amid biggest outbreak of COVID-19
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's government on Wednesday approved the creation of a special fund to drive an effective vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the country battles its largest outbreak of ...
May 26, 2021
Jobs, not promises: Omanis protest for fourth day
By Lisa Barrington and Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - Citizens of Oman took the streets on Wednesday for a fourth day of demonstrations, braving a heavy security presence to demand that the countr...
May 26, 2021
Brazil identifies coronavirus strain from India in traveler through Sao Paulo, Rio airports
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A traveler arriving in Brazil has been diagnosed with the B.1.617.2 coronavirus strain from India, Sao Paulo health officials said on Wednesday, adding to concerns about the new ...
May 26, 2021
COVID-19 deaths in Americas may be higher than reported -PAHO
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Almost half of the more than 3.4 million COVID-19 deaths reported so far in the world have occurred in the Americas, but the real numbers may be higher, the Pan American Health Org...
May 26, 2021
Russia bans three ‘undesirable’ German NGOs – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian state prosecutor's office banned three German non-governmental organisations on Wednesday after labelling them "undesirable", the TASS news agency reported. The groups w...
May 26, 2021
