Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rashford, soccer's champion of children, kicks down Downing Street door in new mural
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, who has influenced British government policy on food parcels for poor children, is seen kicking down Prime Minister Boris Joh...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
Pope urges fight against organised crime as mafia milks the pandemic
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to fight organised crime groups such as the mafia around the world, warning that the criminals were using the COVID-19 p...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
Alpine skiing: NZ teenager Robinson wins season-ending giant slalom
(Reuters) - New Zealand's Alice Robinson won the season-ending women's World Cup giant slalom in Lenzerheide with a storming second run on Sunday to deny Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin a 70th caree...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
BoE governor wants UK bill to make Google tackle online scams: Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been lobbying the British government to introduce a legal requirement for internet giants such as Google to take down financial fraud webs...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
EU leaders shift to virtual summit as COVID-19 cases surge
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union summit due to take place on March 25-26 in Brussels will now be held via video conference due to the increase in coronavirus infections across Europe, an EU spoke...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
China's economy is continuing steady recovery this year, vice premier says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy is continuing a steady recovery this year, vice premier Han Zheng said on Sunday. Han made the remarks to the China Development Forum, a high-level business gatheri...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
Greece could requisition private sector doctors, PM tells paper
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is prepared to requisition private sector doctors to assist in the public health system's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, he said on S...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
German politician resigns party posts in face mask kickbacks scandal - report
BERLIN (Reuters) - An influential figure in Bavaria's Christian Social Union resigned all party offices on Sunday, a newspaper reported, the latest politician caught up in a scandal over kickbacks in ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
Swiss lawmakers, business leaders demand improved COVID-19 response
ZURICH (Reuters) - A group of Swiss business leaders and lawmakers have demanded the government speed up vaccinations and develop a plan for its nationwide testing drive to tackle the rising number of...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
Malta's former chief of staff Schembri charged with money laundering
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Keith Schembri, the former chief of staff of ex-Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, was arraigned in court late on Saturday charged with money laundering, fraud and corruption, ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 21, 2021
