Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia reports record number of doctor deaths from COVID-19 in July
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Deaths of doctors from COVID-19 in Indonesia rose sharply in the first half of July, according to the profession's association, as the Delta variant of the coronavirus fuelled a su...
Jul 18, 2021
'The government is losing ground' residents say as gangs take territory in Venezuela's capital
By Sarah Kinosian and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - "Leave the area! Get the kids out!" screamed gang members walking through western Caracas' El Cementerio barrio with megaphones the morning of ...
Jul 18, 2021
Tennis-Ukraine's Svitolina sets sight on Tokyo podium
TOKYO (Reuters) - An upset win over Serena Williams at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games proved to be a breakthrough moment for Elina Svitolina's tennis career but the Ukrainian wants to go a step further...
Jul 18, 2021
Pope Francis calls for peace, dialogue in Cuba
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Sunday for peace and dialogue in Cuba after unprecedented, nationwide protests rocked the communist-run country. "I am also close to the dear people of ...
Jul 18, 2021
LVMH-backed fund to buy 60% of Italian fashion label Etro-sources
MILAN (Reuters) - L Catterton, a private equity firm backed by French luxury giant LVMH, has agreed to buy a 60% stake in Italian fashion company Etro, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sun...
Jul 18, 2021
COVID response runs underground in junta-ruled Myanmar
(Reuters) - For a week, 21-year-old student Phoe Thar has been out by dawn to gather oxygen cylinders from the homes of coronavirus sufferers in Myanmar's second city of Mandalay. He and fellow volunt...
Jul 18, 2021
Singapore reports 88 new local COVID-19 cases, highest in 11 months
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 88 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest daily toll since August last year, driven by growing clusters of infectio...
Jul 18, 2021
Learn to switch off, says pope in first appearance at Vatican after hospital stay
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis made his first public appearance since returning to the Vatican mid-week after an 11-day hospital stay, telling wellwishers they should take a break and switch of...
Jul 18, 2021
Siberian city residents advised to stay home to avoid smoke from wildfires
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Smoke from wildfires covered the Siberian city of Yakutsk on Sunday where people were advised by the mayor to stay home and not open windows as the region fights unprecedented blaze...
Jul 18, 2021
Bezos and crewmates prepare for inaugural Blue Origin space flight
By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) - Billionaire American businessman Jeff Bezos and his three crewmates are engaging in a crash course of training on Sunday in preparation for his company Blue Origin's ina...
Jul 18, 2021
