Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shooting for glory, not to kill - a refugee's Olympic goal
By Cecile Mantovani LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - When Eritrean refugee Luna Solomon lifts her rifle at a Lausanne shooting range, she is aiming at a specific target: a spot at the Tokyo Olympics ...
May 27, 2021
Wirecard 'wake-up call' prompts EU company reporting reform
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union will apply lessons from the Wirecard scandal by proposing stricter rules next year for company financial reporting and auditors, its financial servic...
May 27, 2021
Olympics-India hail 'fabulous work' in Tokyo, to vaccinate entire contingent
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday praised the "fabulous work" done by the Olympic organisers to create a safe environment for the Games and sa...
May 27, 2021
Belarusian flag carrier Belavia cancels flights to eight countries -statement
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian national flag carrier Belavia said on Thursday it had been forced to cancel flights to eight countries from May 27 to Oct. 30 due to flight bans. The European Union has u...
May 27, 2021
U.N. rights chief Bachelet says Israeli strikes on Gaza may be war crimes
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday that Israel's deadly strikes on Gaza may constitute war crimes if they are shown to be disproportionate. Bac...
May 27, 2021
Ousted Mali president and prime minister freed from military detention
(Reuters) - Mali's ousted interim president and prime minister were freed on Wednesday night after they were arrested and detained by the military for three days, an aid to the vice president said. In...
May 27, 2021
Iran's Khamenei backs barring moderate, conservative candidates from June vote
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei supported a hardline watchdog body's disqualification of leading moderate and conservative candidates seeking to run in the June president...
May 27, 2021
Hearing in dispute between Andrea Orcel and Santander to resume on June 17, court says
MADRID (Reuters) - A court hearing on a high-profile dispute between Santander and Italian banker Andrea Orcel over a withdrawn offer to make him chief executive of the Spanish largest bank more than ...
May 27, 2021
Rugby league-De Belin free to play once sexual assault charges are dropped - NRL
(Fixes spelling of formally in paragraph 1, no other changes to text) SYDNEY (Reuters) - Jack de Belin will be eligible to return to Australia's National Rugby League once sexual assault charges again...
May 27, 2021
Sustainable mobility has become central for Ferrari - chairman
MILAN (Reuters) - The issue of sustainable mobility has become central for Ferrari as the luxury carmaker prepares to unveil its first all-electric model in 2025, Chairman John Elkann said on Thursday...
May 27, 2021
