Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gold, diamonds and drugs: Portuguese peacekeepers suspected of smuggling
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police have clamped down on a crime ring that allegedly involved the country's U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) using military p...
Nov 08, 2021
Crypto assets are helping illegal activity, BoE's Bailey says
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday that the rise of crypto assets was helping illegal activity. "I'm afraid that the advent of digital means of payment, and in pa...
Nov 08, 2021
Social media access disrupted in Ethiopia, Netblocks says
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Access in Ethiopia to social media platforms Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram has been restricted after the content of high school exams was leaked online, internet watchdog Net...
Nov 08, 2021
Alec Baldwin calls for police on film sets to monitor gun safety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As Hollywood considers new safety measures following the fatal shooting during filming of Western movie "Rust," actor Alec Baldwin said on Monday he believed film and TV produc...
Nov 08, 2021
'Tremendous pent-up demand': U.S. border reopens to Canadian land travelers
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian travelers, particularly retirees headed to U.S. sunspots, flocked to the U.S. land border on Monday to drive across for the first time in 20 months, although testing requi...
Nov 08, 2021
U.S. offers reward of up to $10 million for information on REvil ransomware group
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of State said it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of anyone holding a key position in the REvil rans...
Nov 08, 2021
French Catholics agree to sell property to compensate abuse victims
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Catholic Church said on Monday it would sell real estate and, if needed, take out loans to set up a fund to compensate thousands of people sexually abused by clergy. A major...
Nov 08, 2021
Israel to rule on child COVID vaccines out of public eye amid anti-vax threats
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli health officials will decide behind closed doors on whether to allow child COVID-19 vaccinations, citing concerns that decision makers would otherwise not speak freely du...
Nov 08, 2021
Syrian air defences intercept targets over Homs - state media
(Reuters) - Syrian air defences intercepted "hostile targets" over the countryside in Homs on Monday, after explosions were heard over the cities of Homs and Tartous, Syrian state media reported. (Rep...
Nov 08, 2021
France hits one-month high for patients hospitalised for COVID-19
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities said on Monday the number of people hospitalised because of COVID-19 went up by 156 over the past 24 hours, the highest daily rise since Aug. 23, to reach a...
Nov 08, 2021
