Author Archives: Syndicated Content
"I'm distraught": grieving Haitians bury their dead a week after quake
By Laura Gottesdiener MARCELINE, Haiti (Reuters) - Families gathered in villages in southwestern Haiti this weekend to hold church and funeral services a week after an earthquake battered the region, ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
Russia reports 20,564 new COVID-19 cases and 762 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 20,564 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, including 1,661 in Moscow and 1,481 in St. Petersburg, which took the national tally to 6,747,087. The Russian coronavirus ta...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
Israel inquiry into deadly festival stampede hears first witness
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A state inquiry into a stampede in April at a Jewish pilgrimage site that killed 45 people, among them U.S. and Canadian citizens, began hearing testimonies on Sunday to determin...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
Hurricane Henri barrels toward U.S. Northeast coast
By Leela de Kretser and Brendan O'Brien AMAGANSETT, N.Y. (Reuters) - Hurricane Henri headed toward southern New England and Long Island on Sunday, threatening the region with high winds, a storm surge...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
Tokyo weighs use of Olympic venues as temporary medical facilities -paper
TOKYO (Reuters) - Authorities in the Japanese capital are considering plans to convert some of the city's Olympics and Paralympics venues into temporary medical facilities as they combat soaring COVID...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
Seven people killed in crowd near Kabul airport -UK ministry of defence
LONDON (Reuters) - Seven people in crowds near Kabul airport were killed amid chaos as thousands of people gathered trying to flee Afghanistan after Taliban Islamists took control, according to Britai...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
U.S., Spain agree use of military bases in Spain for Afghan refugees
MADRID (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez agreed two military bases in southern Spain can be used to receive Afghans who have worked for the U.S. government,...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
Central China cities issue highest flood warning level
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two cities in China's central province of Henan issued highest flood warnings on Sunday, calling for local agencies to prepare for torrential rains, state television reported. Xing...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
Boxing-Cuban Ugas upsets Pacquiao to retain welterweight title
(Reuters) - Cuban Yordenis Ugas pulled off a stunning victory over 42-year-old former champion Manny Pacquiao with a unanimous decision to retain his WBA welterweight world title after an intense figh...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
NFL roundup: Mitchell Trubisky excels, lifts Bills past Bears
Mitchell Trubisky torched his former team by throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown to lead the visiting Buffalo Bills to a 41-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday in a preseason game. Trubis...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2021
