Author Archives: Syndicated Content
First woman competes at Middle East’s top falconry show
RIYADH (Reuters) - Athari Alkhaldi stands out amid a sea of men and falcons at the Middle East's top falconry competition: the first Saudi woman to qualify and participate in the event. "With my parti...
Dec 08, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. thinks Eritrea has joined Ethiopian war, diplomats say
By Phil Stewart and David Lewis WASHINGTON/NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States believes Eritrean soldiers have crossed into Ethiopia, despite denials from both nations, a U.S. government source and ...
Dec 08, 2020
France’s Carrefour plans to hire 15,000 young workers in 2021
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's biggest retailer Carrefour plans to hire 15,000 young workers next year in France, with half the new recruits coming from underprivileged neighborhoods, its boss Alexandre B...
Dec 08, 2020
Greece says Turkish ‘student visa’ loophole used for trafficking
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece urged Turkey on Tuesday to do more to thwart irregular crossings of migrants into its territory, saying recent arrivals, particularly from Somalia, appeared to be coordinated...
Dec 08, 2020
UK’s initial AstraZeneca shots will come from Europe, taskforce says
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will come from Europe rather than a domestic supply chain,...
Dec 08, 2020
Chinese province to give COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable groups, general public in 2021: local media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Sichuan province could start administering new coronavirus vaccinations to vulnerable groups that are more likely to develop severe symptoms after infection, such as the el...
Dec 08, 2020
Philippines receives $29 million of military equipment from U.S. to boost defences
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has received 1.4 billion pesos ($29 million) worth of military equipment from the United States, its defence minister said on Tuesday, part of efforts to bolster the...
Dec 08, 2020
Uzbekistan repatriates 98 people from Syrian camps
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan brought home 25 women and 73 children on Tuesday from Syria where they had been staying at camps with other families of Islamic State fighters, the Tashkent government ...
Dec 08, 2020
Ethiopia says there are Tigrayan fighters not yet defeated after conflict
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Tuesday that there were fighters from the rebellious northern region of Tigray who had not been defeated, after the government declared its military offensive ...
Dec 08, 2020
Latin American crime cartels turn to crypto to clean up their cash
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In April 2019, Mexican police arrested suspected human trafficker Ignacio Santoyo in a plush area of the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen after linking him to a...
Dec 08, 2020
