Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thailand seizes nearly $1 billion worth of ketamine
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has seized almost $1 billion worth of contraband ketamine, most of it probably destined for Europe, Japan or Korea, the Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau said on Thursday....
Nov 12, 2020
Golf: Masters begins in early morning gloom at Augusta National
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - The 84th Masters began in a surreal atmosphere as starters Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player hit the ceremonial first tee shots in near darkness at Augusta National...
Nov 12, 2020
Swiss leader suggests how to revive stalled treaty to EU’s von der Leyen
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday to outline Bern's proposal to unblock a stalled bilateral treaty, von der...
Nov 12, 2020
Opera singer serenades Paris in second lockdown
By Yiming Woo PARIS (Reuters) - French tenor Stephane Senechal has been subsisting on pasta and potatoes since the coronavirus pandemic forced opera houses to close and work dried up, but he has at le...
Nov 12, 2020
WHO says faces ‘onslaught’ of cyberattacks as Taiwan complains of censorship
GENEVA/TAIPEI (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday it had faced an "onslaught" of cyberattacks by activists using key words like "Taiwan", after the government complained posts i...
Nov 12, 2020
Spectrum Health sets limits during latest COVID-19 surge
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated with the correct Allegan County test dates. HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — How bad is this COVID-19 surge in West Michigan? Spectrum Health, which operat...
Nov 12, 2020
As Trump refuses to concede, some bettors hold out too
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Krystal Hu LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's challenge of the U.S. election result in the courts has emboldened some to bet he can still win, even as most ...
Nov 12, 2020
Cuba leads race for Latin American coronavirus vaccine
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - As Latin American nations test experimental coronavirus vaccines from across the globe and economic heavyweights such as Brazil and Mexico jockey for supply deals wit...
Nov 12, 2020
Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma
CAIRO (Reuters) - Farida Aly spent decades performing blood tests, brain scans and personality tests before doctors issued the needed medical reports to allow her to undergo gender reassignment surger...
Nov 12, 2020
Misinformation could prompt people to turn against COVID-19 vaccines: study
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Conspiracy theories and misinformation fuel mistrust in vaccines and could push levels that potential COVID-19 vaccines are taken in the United States and Britain be...
Nov 12, 2020
