Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazilian activist says Mexico detained her over transvestite identity
(Reuters) - Keila Simpson, a Brazilian activist for trans and transvestites, says she was detained and denied entry to Mexico City's international airport last Sunday because authorities objected to t...
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
Brazil police cast doubt on reported rape and death of Yanomami teenager
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian federal police said on Friday it was still investigating the alleged rape and death of a 12-year-old Yanomami girl by illegal gold miners, but cast doubt on the truth of...
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
Biden announces new security aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Friday a package of security assistance to Ukraine that will provide additional artillery munitions, radars and other equipment that a U.S....
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
Two plead guilty for assaulting ex-police officer Fanone during 2021 U.S. Capitol riot
(Editor's note: Some may find language in final paragraph offensive) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two men pleaded guilty this week for their roles in assaulting former Metropolitan Police ...
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
Illumina ordered to pay Chinese company $333 million in gene-sequencing patent case
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - A Delaware jury on Friday ordered Illumina Inc to pay more than $333 million to a U.S. unit of Chinese genetic analysis company BGI Genomics after finding that Illumina's...
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
Italy orders seizure of yacht linked by media to Russian president
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government ordered on Friday the seizure of a yacht worth some $700 million that has been linked in the media to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The sleek, six-deck Sche...
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
Motor racing-Leclerc fastest in first Miami GP practice
By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - Ferrari's world championship leader Charles Leclerc set the pace in first free practice at Formula One's newest track in Miami on Friday. The Monegasque lapped 0.071 o...
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
Chile constitutional assembly could reshape mining rights on Saturday
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A wide-ranging set of environmental proposals could reshape mining rights in Chile, the world's no. 1 copper producer, if approved by the country's constitutional assembly on Satu...
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
Mixed Martial Arts-Oliveira stripped of UFC lightweight title after weight miss
(Reuters) - Charles Oliveira has been stripped of the UFC lightweight title after missing weight ahead of his title fight with Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 in Phoenix on Saturday. The 32-year-old Brazili...
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
Motor Racing-Vettel fears he won't race a German GP again
By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - Germany's four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel says he does not expect to race in his homeland again before he retires from the sport. The German Grand Prix has ...
Thomson Reuters May 06, 2022
