Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - More than 1,400 Rohingya Muslim refugees set sail for a remote island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, a Bangladesh navy official said, despite opposition from rights g...
Jan 30, 2021
U.S. CDC issues federal transportation mask mandate effective February 1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order late Friday requiring masks in interstate transportation and at transit hubs, including airplanes, mass trans...
Jan 30, 2021
Vietnam’s Communist Party cuts short key congress amid COVID-19 outbreak
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party said it would cut short a key five-yearly congress on Saturday amid a new COVID-19 outbreak in several northern provinces that was detected earlier t...
Jan 29, 2021
Sailing: Luna Rossa sweep American Magic in Challenger semis to book INEOS showdown
(Reuters) - Luna Rossa stormed into the final of the Challenger Series after completing a 4-0 sweep of American Magic in the best-of-seven repechage semi-final in Auckland on Saturday. The Italian tea...
Jan 29, 2021
China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor starts commercial operation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China National Nuclear Corp said the first of its Hualong One units, third-generation pressurised water nuclear reactors, began commercial operations on Saturday. The reactor in Fu...
Jan 29, 2021
Musk’s SpaceX violated its launch license in explosive Starship test: the Verge
(Reuters) - SpaceX's first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, which exploded last month while attempting to land after an otherwise successful test launch, violated the terms of its Fed...
Jan 29, 2021
Australian Open to be allowed 30,000 fans a day
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian Open will be allowed to admit up to 30,000 fans a day, around 50% of the usual attendance, when the Grand Slam gets underway on Feb. 8, Victoria state sports minister...
Jan 29, 2021
Mexico to import AstraZeneca vaccine from India, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico plans to import about 870,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from India in February, as well as producing it locally, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said...
Jan 29, 2021
GE gets dismissal of most of shareholder lawsuit over accounting, disclosures
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Manhattan has dismissed most but not all of a shareholder lawsuit accusing General Electric Co of concealing billions of dollars of insurance l...
Jan 29, 2021
Helicopter crash in Cuba kills five crew members
HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban military helicopter crashed in the mountainous eastern region of the country Friday morning, killing all five crew members aboard, the government said. A brief statement by ...
Jan 29, 2021
