Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: U.S. seeks to put Saudi crown prince in his place – for now
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been spared direct punishment after a U.S. intelligence report implicated him in the killing of d...
Feb 27, 2021
Cuba approves animal welfare law after civil society pressure
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has approved a long called-for decree on animal welfare in what some rights activists are hailing as an unusual triumph of civil society in the Communist-run c...
Feb 27, 2021
Palestinians shut West Bank schools to contain coronavirus variants
By Zainah El-Haroun RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Schools in the occupied West Bank will shut down for 12 days in an effort to stop a sharp rise in coronavirus variant infections, Palestinian Prime ...
Feb 27, 2021
Lebanese rally to back church leader’s neutrality calls
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of Lebanese gathered at the seat of the Maronite church on Saturday to support calls by its leader for the country to be neutral in regional conflicts as a way to lead it o...
Feb 27, 2021
Buffett upbeat on U.S. and Berkshire, buys back stock even as pandemic hits results
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Not even the coronavirus pandemic could dampen Warren Buffett's enthusiasm for the future prospects of America and his company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Buffet used his a...
Feb 27, 2021
Armenian president refuses to fire armed forces chief at center of political crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has refused to fire the head of the general staff of the country's armed forces after he was dismissed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the pre...
Feb 27, 2021
Spanish report calls for killing of more than 850 cattle on pariah ship
By Marco Trujillo and Nathan Allen CARTAGENA, Spain (Reuters) - More than 850 cows that spent months aboard a ship wandering across the Mediterranean are not fit for transport anymore and should be ki...
Feb 27, 2021
Military honors and fly-past mark funeral of Britain’s Captain Tom
By Hannah McKay BEDFORD, England (Reuters) - A military guard of honor and Royal Air Force fly-past marked the funeral on Saturday of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the World War Two veteran who raised millio...
Feb 27, 2021
Berkshire Hathaway profit rises, helped by stock gains
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said quarterly operating income rose 14%, while soaring prices of stock holdings such as Apple Inc led to a higher overall profit. Fourt...
Feb 27, 2021
Russian scientists say Sputnik V performs well against COVID mutations
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian trial testing the effectiveness of revaccination with the Sputnik V shot to protect against new mutations of the coronavirus is producing strong results, researchers said ...
Feb 27, 2021
