Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dylann Roof appeals death sentence for South Carolina church massacre
(Reuters) - Lawyers for Dylann Roof, the white supremacist who killed nine Black people at a South Carolina church in 2015, argued on Tuesday in court to overturn his conviction and sentence because h...
May 25, 2021
Olympics-Biden administration stands by Tokyo Games as COVID surges
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for Tokyo's plan to hold the Olympic Games this summer and for U.S. athletes c...
May 25, 2021
Israeli media urges Facebook, Twitter to act on incitement against reporters
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A group of Israeli media outlets have called for "decisive action" from Facebook and Twitter against rising online threats and incitement to violence against jour...
May 25, 2021
Washington, DC attorney general says filed antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The office of the Washington, D.C. attorney general has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com, alleging that the company illegally requires third party sellers to give Am...
May 25, 2021
Ethiopia began second phase of filling giant dam in early May, Sudan says
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Ethiopia began the second phase of filling the reservoir behind its giant Grand Renaissance Dam in early May, a senior Sudanese official said on Tuesday, a process expected to acc...
May 25, 2021
Jordan summons Israeli ambassador over detention of two Jordanian citizens - ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) - Jordan's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had summoned the Israeli ambassador in Amman to convey a strong protest over the detention of two Jordanian citizens in Israel. The minis...
May 25, 2021
Europe weighs risks, benefits of vaccinating kids against COVID-19
By John Miller and Matthias Blamont ZURICH/PARIS (Reuters) - European countries are still deciding if and when to inoculate children against COVID-19 amid questions around safety, supply and the despe...
May 25, 2021
U.S. to issue first cyber regulations for pipelines after hack -Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is preparing to issue its first cybersecurity regulations for pipelines after the Colonial Pipeline hack that disrupted fuel supplies in the southeastern Uni...
May 25, 2021
Sport renews commitment to social justice on Floyd death anniversary
(Reuters) - Athletes and U.S. sporting bodies renewed their commitment to the fight for social change and racial justice on Tuesday, the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd, a Black man kil...
May 25, 2021
'They say code is red': transcript of controller telling plane to land in Minsk
By Andrew Osborn and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Ryanair pilot who landed his plane in Belarus on Sunday repeatedly questioned information about an alleged bomb threat, before ultima...
May 25, 2021
