Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea could have 'devastating' impact on human rights -UN office
LONDON (Reuters) - Measures taken in North Korea to fight the first reported COVID-19 outbreak could have "devastating" consequences for human rights in the country, a spokesperson for the U.N. human ...
May 17, 2022
S.African court delays corruption trial of ex-president Zuma
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A South African court on Tuesday granted another adjournment in former president Jacob Zuma's arms deal corruption trial, as his legal team pushes for the removal of the lead pro...
May 17, 2022
Cricket-Harrison to step down as ECB chief executive next month
(Reuters) - England cricket chief executive Tom Harrison will step down in June after more than seven years in the role, the country's board said in a statement on Tuesday. Clare Connor, who is curren...
May 17, 2022
North Korean planes pick up medical supplies in China - media
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has sent aircraft to China to pick up medical supplies days after it confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak, media reported on Tuesday. In some of its first international ...
May 17, 2022
Yellen calls on allies to step up funding for Ukraine
By David Lawder BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for U.S. allies to step up financial support for Ukraine on Tuesday, saying that funds announced so far would not be su...
May 17, 2022
Factbox-Last defenders of Mariupol: what is Ukraine's Azov Regiment?
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin looks poised to take full control of Ukraine's southeastern port city of Mariupol after the apparent surrender of the last Ukrainian forces holed up at a v...
May 17, 2022
Rugby-Uncapped Arundell included in England training squad
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - England coach Eddie Jones has included 10 uncapped players, including in-form London Irish duo Henry Arundell and Will Joseph, in a 36-man training squad to prepar...
May 17, 2022
Why Indonesia's palm oil export ban has not cooled cooking oil prices
By Bernadette Christina and Fransiska Nangoy (Reuters) - Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil exporter, has since April 28 halted shipments of the edible oil in a bid to flood the domestic market w...
May 17, 2022
Ukraine working on 'further stages' of Azovstal evacuation - deputy PM
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is working on "further stages" of the evacuation of fighters defending the Azovstal steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said o...
May 17, 2022
Hezbollah and allies lose majority in Lebanese parliament, final results show
(Reuters) - Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies have lost their majority in Lebanon's parliament in a general election, a Reuters tally of final results showed on Tuesday, a major blow to the heavily...
May 17, 2022
