Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jailed Kurdish leader calls on Turkish opposition to unite against Erdogan
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas, jailed since 2016 despite Western calls for his release, said the Turkish opposition should unite against risi...
Apr 05, 2021
India's Panacea Biotec to produce 100 million Sputnik V doses annually: RDIF
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Indian biotech firm Panacea Biotec Ltd has agreed to produce 100 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine annually, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which mark...
Apr 05, 2021
Minneapolis police chief expected to testify against Chauvin in murder trial over arrest of George Floyd
By Jonathan Allen MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo could testify as soon as Monday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin for the deadly arrest of George Floyd, where p...
Apr 05, 2021
Judge accused of corruption was kidnapped and taken back to Ukraine, Moldova says
By Alexander Tanas and Natalia Zinets CHISINAU (Reuters) - A Ukrainian judge who left the country in 2016 facing corruption charges was taken back across the border into Ukraine after being abducted o...
Apr 05, 2021
Japan expresses concerns to China about territorial waters, Hong Kong, Uighur situation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Tuesday expressed strong concerns to his Chinese counterpart about Chinese incursions into territorial waters, the situation in Hong Ko...
Apr 05, 2021
SoftBank to lead nearly $1.2 billion investment in diagnostics firm Invitae
(Reuters) -Invitae Corp said on Monday a group of investors including SoftBank Group Corp will invest $1.15 billion in the U.S. genetic diagnostics company. It said the investment, to be used for its ...
Apr 05, 2021
'Time to move forward': Portugal eases COVID-19 lockdown
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - Pedro Costa's eyes sparkled with joy as Portugal on Monday entered the second phase of easing its COVID-19 lockdown, allowing him to at last we...
Apr 05, 2021
Jordan's Prince Hamza defies the military in new recording
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Amman (Reuters) - Jordan's estranged Prince Hamza said in a voice recording released on Monday that he would disobey orders by the army not to communicate with the outside world...
Apr 05, 2021
Singapore to accept COVID-19 digital travel pass from next month
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for COVID-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday, bec...
Apr 05, 2021
Bank software provider Alkami aims for over $2 billion valuation in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) -Alkami Technology Inc is aiming for a valuation of up to $2.08 billion in a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), the banking software provider said in its prospectus on Monday. The company s...
Apr 05, 2021
