Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. embassy in Moscow to reduce consular services over ban on hiring local staff: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Moscow will reduce the number of consular services it provides from May 12 after Russia imposed restrictions on the hiring of local staff, the Interfax news agen...
Apr 30, 2021
German military wraps up training mission in Afghanistan ahead of withdrawal
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German military in Afghanistan will finish training local forces on Friday and turn its attention to withdrawing from the country, as the United States and NATO wrap up their mi...
Apr 30, 2021
China’s Ant-backed MYBank plans to expand reach in rural areas
BEIJING (Reuters) - MYBank, the online bank backed by China's Ant Group [688688.SS], said on Monday it aimed to serve 2,000 rural Chinese counties by 2025, more than doubling the current number of rur...
Apr 30, 2021
South Africa’s Zulu regent Queen Dlamini Zulu dies at 65
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Zulu regent Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu has died at 65, officials said, just over a month after she took the role following the death of her husband, K...
Apr 30, 2021
China administers record daily number of COVID-19 vaccines
BEIJING (Reuters) - China carried out about 9.6 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on April 29, bringing the total number administered to 253.46 million, according to data released by the National ...
Apr 30, 2021
D.C. police personnel files accessed by hackers in ransomware attack: CNN
(Reuters) - Hackers obtained the personnel files of some Washington, D.C. police department officers in a ransomware attack disclosed on Monday, CNN quoted the department's acting police chief as sayi...
Apr 30, 2021
Mexico to punish ‘revenge porn’ with jail terms of up to 6 years
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Congress approved legislation on Thursday to combat the publication of private sexual videos, images or audios without the consent of those depicted, with punishment o...
Apr 30, 2021
Earnings support European stocks ahead of GDP data
(Reuters) - European stocks inched higher on Friday, as strong corporate earnings lifted investor spirits ahead of the release of euro zone economic growth data for the first quarter. The pan-European...
Apr 30, 2021
South Korean fishermen hold boat protests against Japan nuclear plans
By Dogyun Kim HWASEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - Hundreds of South Korean fishermen across the country held protests on Friday calling on Japan to reverse its decision to release contaminated water fro...
Apr 30, 2021
French Health Minister: must not underestimate potential danger of Indian COVID variant
PARIS (Reuters) - French Health Minister Olivier Veran told France info radio on Friday that it was still unclear if available COVID-19 vaccines were effective against the Indian variant, and he added...
Apr 30, 2021
