Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK asks Hong Kong to stop prosecuting pro-democracy activists
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab urged Hong Kong to cease the prosecution of supporters of democracy in the former British colony, after media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other activi...
Apr 16, 2021
Moderna sees shortfall in Britain COVID vaccine shipments, EU deliveries on track
ZURICH (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Moderna expects a shortfall in COVID-19 vaccine doses from its European supply chain hitting second-quarter delivery quantities for Britain and Canada, though Europea...
Apr 16, 2021
Cuba kicks off party congress to lower curtain on Castro era
By Sarah Marsh and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's Communist Party kicked off a historic four-day congress on Friday that will see the last Castro exiting the political stage after six decades...
Apr 16, 2021
Biden keeps U.S. refugee cap at 15,000 rather than raise it: official
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden signed an order on Friday to keep the U.S. refugee cap at a historically low 15,000, a senior administration official said, opting against a...
Apr 16, 2021
White House expects news on lifting U.S. refugee cap later on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expects an announcement on increasing the U.S. cap on refugees later Friday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. "I expect we'll have more news...
Apr 16, 2021
Spanish volunteer firefighter jailed for sparking wildfire
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court has jailed a volunteer firefighter for three and a half years and ordered him to pay 158,000 euros ($189,200) in damages for starting a blaze that burned through nea...
Apr 16, 2021
Belgian hospitals battle third COVID-19 wave as curbs poised to be eased
By Yves Herman and Marine Strauss LIEGE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections are not dropping as fast as hoped in Belgium, pushing hospitals towards full capacity, health officials said on Frid...
Apr 16, 2021
Liberty University sues former president Jerry Falwell Jr
By Joshua Schneyer and Aram Roston (Reuters) - Liberty University has filed a lawsuit against its former president, Jerry Falwell Jr., previously one of the most influential figures in the U.S. evange...
Apr 16, 2021
British actress Helen McCrory has died, husband Damian Lewis says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Helen McCrory, who starred in Harry Potter films and the Peaky Blinders television series, has died after a battle with cancer, her husband Damian Lewis said on Twitter on...
Apr 16, 2021
The cycle turns: Emerging central banks hike rates in March
By Karin Strohecker and Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) - Emerging market central banks delivered five net interest rate hikes in March, marking the end of an easing cycle which started in 2019 as ce...
Apr 16, 2021
