Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oman blocks audio app Clubhouse citing lack of permit, but some fear censorship
By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman blocked U.S. audio app Clubhouse on Sunday because it did not have the right permit, authorities said, but some activists described the move as a further ero...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021
Virgin Atlantic set to raise 160 million pounds in new financing
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - British airline Virgin Atlantic, which has been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic like much of the sector, is set to raise 160 million pounds ($222.75 million) in new fin...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace
By Khalil Ashawi IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) - Abdel Razzak al-Khatoun was a well-to-do farmer in Syria's rural Hama province. Ten years after the civil war began, he is penniless, homeless and living in a...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021
Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Beyonce battle for Grammys top prizes
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Dua Lipa lead the charge at the reinvented Grammy Awards on Sunday, where the music industry hopes to put a year-long pandemic behind...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021
India activist breaks silence on sedition arrest, says she felt ‘violated’
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian climate activist linked to Greta Thunberg said on Saturday she felt "violated" by her arrest last month on sedition charges and her treatment by the med...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021
Japan worshippers brave smouldering coals to pray for safety
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese worshippers prayed for the safety of themselves and their families on Sunday by walking barefoot with Buddhist monks over smouldering coals at an annual festival near Mt. Ta...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021
Ireland recommends temporary deferral of Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's National Immunisation Advisory Committee recommended the temporary deferral of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday following new information received from the Norwegi...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021
China eventually wants astronauts to stay on moon for long periods of time
BEIJING (Reuters) - Once China establishes a lunar research station, its astronauts will stay on the moon for long periods of time as they conduct scientific studies, state media reported on Sunday, c...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021
Italy’s health minister expects COVID cases to start falling in late spring
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is seeing a steady rise in coronavirus infections but a national vaccination campaign and tougher restrictions mean numbers should start improving in late spring, the health min...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021
UK police must explain themselves over unrest at vigil to mourn woman’s murder: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - London's police force must explain its actions against people gathered at a vigil to mark the killing of a 33-year-old woman, home office minister Victoria Atkins said on Sunday, af...
Syndicated Content Mar 14, 2021

