Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Irish wildlife conservationist killed in Burkina Faso attack
DAKAR (Reuters) - Ireland's government confirmed on Wednesday that an Irish citizen, wildlife NGO founder Rory Young, was killed by unidentified gunmen along with two Spanish journalists in an ambush ...
Apr 28, 2021
Merkel calls for human rights dialogue with China to resume
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at government consultations with China on Wednesday that she would like a human rights dialogue with China to resume as soon as possible. The re...
Apr 28, 2021
Myanmar’s war displaces new generation on remote river frontier
By Panu Wongcha-um MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand (Reuters) - Myanmar's coup has brought war back to a remote Southeast Asian frontier after 25 years, sending a new generation of villagers in both Myanmar and...
Apr 28, 2021
Federer to auction off Grand Slam memorabilia
LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of Roger Federer fans around the world might be salivating at the prospect of owning some mementos of the Swiss great's incredible career after he announced he is auctionin...
Apr 28, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine rollout keeps waste workers busy, environmentalists worried
By Catarina Demony CHAMUSCA, Portugal (Reuters) - Every day, as more people get their COVID-19 shots, millions of syringes, needles and tiny vials are thrown away globally. Vaccinating the entire popu...
Apr 28, 2021
Italy’s Mediaset shares rise on prospect of truce with Vivendi
ROME (Reuters) - Shares in Mediaset rose sharply on Wednesday amid signs Italy's top commercial broadcaster could be moving closer to ending years of legal sparring with France's Vivendi. Mediaset and...
Apr 28, 2021
EU official warns of risks of disjointed COVID vaccine records
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries introducing their own COVID vaccination certificates would be left with a dangerous myriad of disjointed solutions if the 27-nation bloc fails to build a ...
Apr 28, 2021
Biden to push trillions in investment, plead for police reform in Congress speech
By Nandita Bose, Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt Washington (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a sweeping $1.8 trillion package for families and education in his first joi...
Apr 28, 2021
Masks, distanced applause: Small crowd planned for Biden’s first speech to Congress
By Makini Brice and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his decades in elected office, President Joe Biden attended dozens of his predecessors' joint addresses to the U.S. Congress, but the scene...
Apr 28, 2021
Mexico agrees domestic production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mexico will produce Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 domestically, its foreign minister said on a visit to Moscow, in a TV interview shared on Wednesday on the official S...
Apr 28, 2021
