Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Boko Haram claim shooting down of Nigerian Air Force jet
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Islamist insurgency Boko Haram claimed the shooting down of a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet in a video seen by Reuters on Friday, two days after the aeroplane went miss...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021
Biden hails strong jobs report, but warns economy could slow if COVID surges again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed data that showed the U.S. economy created the most jobs in seven months in March but warned Americans that the progress on the economy...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021
Turkish police detain pro-Kurdish lawmaker who lost his seat
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police on Friday detained a former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the party said, after his parliamentary status was revoked last month due t...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021
Sputnik V Twitter feed raises prospect of vaccine tourism to Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a programme to offer people abroad the chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Russia with its Sputnik V shot from July, the vaccine's official Twitter acc...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021
France sees biggest jump in COVID-19 intensive care patients in months
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported on Friday that 5,254 people were in intensive care units with COVID-19, an increase of 145 people in one day and the highest daily increase in five months. New confir...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021
Dozens detained in Moscow in rare migrant rights protest – human rights group
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Over 60 people were detained in Moscow on Friday during a rare protest against the deportation of Izzat Amon, a renowned defender of Tajik migrant workers' rights in the Russian cap...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021
Japan and U.S. aim for chip supply chain deal with PM Suga’s visit, Nikkei says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States will cooperate on the supply of critical parts for chips, aiming for an agreement when the leaders of both countries meet later this month, the Nikkei new...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021
Alphabet Waymo self-driving unit CEO stepping down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of Alphabet Inc's self-driving unit Waymo said on Friday he was stepping down as chief executive and would be replaced by a pair of executives. John Krafcik, a long-tim...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021
U.S. Capitol complex on lock-down after security threat – witness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Streets surrounding the U.S. Capitol and congressional office buildings were locked down, with a heavy police presence, on Friday because of a security threat, a Reuters eyewitn...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021
Turkey records 42,308 new coronavirus cases, highest level yet: ministry
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey recorded 42,308 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Friday, the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic. Cases have surged si...
Syndicated Content Apr 02, 2021

