Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘A lot to lose’: SoftBank’s CEO speaks out against Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a series of tweets, SoftBank Group Corp's founder and CEO Masayoshi Son expressed bewilderment and concern about the Tokyo Olympics going ahead amid Japan's slow-going vaccination...
May 23, 2021
U.S. imposes restrictions on Ethiopia assistance over Tigray
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Sunday said it was imposing wide-ranging restrictions on economic and security assistance to Ethiopia over the atrocities in Tigray, as well as visa restr...
May 23, 2021
Trained on smelly socks, bio-detection dogs sniff out COVID-19
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Sniffer dogs trained using smelly socks worn by people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus could soon be used at airports or mass gathering venues to pick up the "cor...
May 23, 2021
Golf-Mickelson becomes oldest major winner with PGA Championship triumph
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship by two shots over Brooks Koepka and South African Louis Oosthuizen on Sunday to become the oldest major winner in history. The 5...
May 23, 2021
Global aviation stunned by Belarus jetliner diversion
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - The United Nations' aviation agency said it was "strongly concerned" by the apparent forced landing of a Ryanair jetliner in Belarus, as global airlines called for an i...
May 23, 2021
England pilots new support initiatives to boost self-isolating in higher COVID areas
LONDON (Reuters) - New support initiatives will be piloted in nine areas of England with higher COVID rates, including from variants, as part of government efforts to boost testing and self-isolation,...
May 23, 2021
Turkey detains brother of gang leader after corruption allegations
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police detained the brother of convicted gang leader Sedat Peker on Sunday after Peker said he sent him on a failed mission to kill a Turkish Cypriot journalist 25 years a...
May 23, 2021
Minutes to touchdown: the moment a Belarusian dissident knew his time was up
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Ryanair Flight 4978 had already begun its descent into the Lithuanian capital when the pilot announced that the plane would be suddenly diverting to Minsk, capital...
May 23, 2021
Social media postings appear to show Dubai ruler’s daughter
LONDON (Reuters) - Two images of Sheikha Latifa, a daughter of the ruler of Dubai, have appeared on Instagram in recent days, three months after the BBC aired a video message in which she said she was...
May 23, 2021
Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Jour...
May 23, 2021
