Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twelve killed in explosion at Kabul mosque during Friday prayers
KABUL (Reuters) -At least 12 people were killed in an explosion inside a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul during Friday prayers as worshippers gathered for the second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday,...
May 14, 2021
Portugal leaves UK tourists on tenterhooks over travel
LISBON (Reuters) - British holidaymakers are on tenterhooks as Portuguese authorities have yet to decide whether the country will allow them to visit from next week even after Britain's government cle...
May 14, 2021
Pope warns against Italy’s ‘demographic winter’
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday the cost of raising children was too high and that parents needed more help if countries such as Italy were to overcome the low birth ra...
May 14, 2021
EU should speed up accession of entire Western Balkans, Slovenia’s president says
(Corrects seventh paragraph to say Kosovo was Serbia's former province, not an ex-Yugoslav republic) BELGRADE (Reuters) -Slovenian President Borut Pahor called on Friday for the European Union to spee...
May 14, 2021
Futures extend recovery ahead of retail sales data
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures firmed on Friday at the end of a volatile week marred by worries about rising inflation and a subsequent tightening of monetary policy, while invest...
May 14, 2021
France adds Bahrain, Colombia, Costa Rica and Uruguay to list of COVID risk countries
PARIS (Reuters) - France added Bahrain, Colombia, Costa Rica and Uruguay to its list of countries deemed as COVID-19 high risk zones, which will mean that people arriving from those countries will hav...
May 14, 2021
General Mills to buy Tyson Foods’ pet treats business for $1.2 billion
(Reuters) - General Mills Inc said on Friday it would buy Tyson Foods Inc's pet treats business for $1.2 billion in cash, as the cereal maker builds its pet food portfolio. (Reporting by Praveen Param...
May 14, 2021
UK’s Newman hopes to lift spirits with upbeat Eurovision song
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - After years of writing songs for the likes of DJ Calvin Harris and band Rudimental, James Newman is finally going to perform on a stage like no other - the Eurovision...
May 14, 2021
Ethiopia revokes press credentials of New York Times reporter
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia has revoked the press credentials of a foreign journalist working for the New York Times, according to the newspaper and an Ethiopian official. The Times said in an articl...
May 14, 2021
Russia labels VTimes media outlet as ‘foreign agent’ – ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's justice ministry on Friday designated online news outlet VTimes a "foreign agent" media organisation, a move that will require it to label itself as such and subject it to ...
May 14, 2021
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