Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uganda says ICJ ruling awarding DR Congo $325 million in reparations unfair and wrong
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda said on Thursday it considered as unfair and wrong an International Court of Justice ruling asking it to pay $325 million in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
Philippines welcomes back foreign tourists for first time in two years
By Jay Ereno and Adrian Portugal MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines welcomed back more than 200 foreign tourists on Thursday, becoming the latest Southeast Asian nation to reopen in a bid to revive a ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
Germany's COVID-19 wave flattens as regions ease curbs
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's daily rise in the number of coronavirus infections is slowing, data from the Robert Koch Institute showed on Thursday, indicating that a fourth wave of the pandemic could ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
Africa still talking to Merck, Pfizer about COVID pills -CDC
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa's top public health agency is still talking to pharmaceutical firms Merck and Pfizer about obtaining supplies of their antiviral pills to treat COVID-19, its director s...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Unaccounted for no more, Canada's Desbiens smiling again
By Amy Tennery BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian Ann-Renee Desbiens once could not imagine being at the Beijing Olympics, feeling demoralised and failing to see a viable career path in ice hockey, she quit...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
Britain's Prince Harry vows to finish late mother Diana's HIV work
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry said on Thursday he felt compelled to try to finish the work of his late mother, Princess Diana, in tackling HIV and the stigma around it, as he urged people ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
Warning Indians against cryptocurrencies, RBI chief says tulips have more value
By Nupur Anand and Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank chief delivered a stark warning against investing in cryptocurrencies, saying they lacked the underlying value of even a tulip - i...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Did shaving off moustache help Canada's Crawford get on the podium?
By Shadia Nasralla YANQING, China (Reuters) - Freshly-crowned Alpine combined bronze medallist James Crawford is not sure if it was aerodynamics or "juju", but he believes shaving off his moustache mi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
Japan weather bureau says 70% chance of La Nina ending during spring
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Thursday the La Nina phenomenon was continuing and there was a 70% chance it would end during the Northern Hemisphere spring. Last month, it had said t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
Informa sells pharma intelligence unit to Warburg Pincus for $2.6 billion
(Reuters) -Britain's Informa agreed to sell its pharma intelligence business to New York-based investment fund Warburg Pincus for 1.9 billion pounds ($2.58 billion), the events organiser said on Thurs...
Thomson Reuters Feb 10, 2022
