Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. rights chief says George Floyd murder case shows scale of systemic racism
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday welcomed as "momentous" the verdict in the George Floyd case which she said had highlighted how much remains to be done to end sys...
Apr 21, 2021
Israel picks Amazon’s AWS, Google for flagship cloud project
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's government chose Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google for a more than $1 billion project to provide cloud services for the country's public sector and military. Amazon a...
Apr 21, 2021
France expects to lift domestic travel restrictions on May 3
PARIS (Reuters) - Domestic travel restrictions imposed to tackle the spread of the COVID-19 virus are expected to be lifted on May 3, the government said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting. Governme...
Apr 21, 2021
Thailand sticks with Sinovac vaccine after cases of ‘stroke-like’ side effects
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will continue to use COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech following six reports of unusual "stroke-like" side effects among recipients, government-appointed exper...
Apr 21, 2021
De-coupling from China would be the wrong way to go, Germany warns
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union needs to engage with China despite many differences instead of opting for a more isolationist approach, Germany said on Wednesday. "In the EU, we have been descri...
Apr 21, 2021
Cambodia police defend caning of lockdown offenders for breaching COVID-19 rules
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian police defended on Wednesday making arrests and punishing people by beating them using rattan canes for breaching coronavirus restrictions during a t...
Apr 21, 2021
Daimler to put up to 18,500 workers on short time work: Focus
BERLIN (Reuters) - Carmaker Daimler is to put up to 18,500 workers in Germany on short-time work due to a shortage of chips, Focus Online reported on Wednesday, citing Germany's dpa news agency. (Repo...
Apr 21, 2021
London Bridge Station evacuated, emergency services respond to incident
LONDON (Reuters) - London Bridge station in central London was evacuated on Wednesday as emergency services responded to an incident, train company Southern said on Twitter. "We've been informed that ...
Apr 21, 2021
Australia cancels Victoria state’s Belt and Road deals with China
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday it has cancelled two deals struck by its state of Victoria with China on cooperation with Beijing's flagship Belt and Road Initiative, ...
Apr 21, 2021
Even in his home town, Germans uninspired by ‘try hard’ Laschet
By Andreas Kranz and Erol Dogrudogan AACHEN, Germany (Reuters) - He's premier of Germany's most populous state and chairman of its biggest party, but across the country and even in his home town Armin...
Apr 21, 2021
