Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Motor racing-Hamilton gets honorary Brazilian citizenship
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Formula One's seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil on Thursday as the lower house of parliament passed a bill on the matter. The move ...
Jun 09, 2022
Motor racing-U.S. 16-year-old Pierson ready for record Le Mans debut
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Josh Pierson will make history on Saturday as the youngest ever driver in the nearly century-old 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race but the American teen is taking it all i...
Jun 09, 2022
Venezuela, Algeria to begin direct flights, presidents say
(Reuters) - Direct flights between Algiers and Caracas will begin in the coming months, Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Thursday, during a visit by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Ma...
Jun 09, 2022
UN's ILO recommends China mission on Xinjiang labour practices - sources
GENEVA (Reuters) - A committee of the U.N.'s International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for a mission to further review China's labour policies in Xinjiang where rights groups allege forced la...
Jun 09, 2022
North Dakota Spring Breeding Duck Numbers Tallied
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 75th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of nearly 3.4 million birds, up 16% from last year. Migratory game bird supervisor ...
Jun 09, 2022
Sudan's main opposition coalition to meet with the military -party leader
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's main civilian opposition coalition, the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) will hold an "unofficial" meeting with the military mediated by the United States, Sudan's Umma ...
Jun 09, 2022
Portugal's parliament resumes battle to legalise euthanasia
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - After two presidential vetoes, Portugal's parliament delivered another strong vote on Thursday in favour of decriminalising euthanasia in the Catholic-majority co...
Jun 09, 2022
Hailing Peter the Great, Putin draws parallel with mission to 'return' Russian lands
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute on Thursday to Tsar Peter the Great on the 350th anniversary of his birth, drawing a parallel between what he portrayed as their twin historic...
Jun 09, 2022
African swine fever detected in pig livestock near Rome for first time
ROME (Reuters) - Two cases of swine fever have been found in pigs at a farm near Rome, local media quoted health authorities as saying on Thursday, the first time in Italy that the African disease has...
Jun 09, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskiy imposes sanctions on Putin and his allies
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree imposing sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on Russian President Vladimir Putin and dozens of other top Russian...
Jun 09, 2022
