Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brother-in-law of Tunisia's ousted president gets ten years for corruption: TAP
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Tunisian court has sentenced Belhassen Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, to ten years in jail for corruption, the state run news agency TAP ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
Britain's royals silent as 'Megxit' crisis rages after bombshell interview
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's monarchy kept its silence on Tuesday, after Meghan and Prince Harry sparked a crisis by alleging that a family member made a racist remark about the colour of their son's ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
Bitcoin mania triggers fundraising rush by Chinese players
By Samuel Shen and Alun John SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bitcoin mania has fuelled a surge in fundraising by Chinese companies seeking to expand their cryptocurrency operations or move into the red...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
Russia reports fewer than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time since October
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 9,445 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the first time since early October that the daily tally has dropped below 10,000. That took the total number of coronavirus infe...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
NHL roundup: Wild halt Knights' 6-game win streak
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 26 shots for his first NHL shutout as the Minnesota Wild ended the Vegas Golden Knights' six-game win streak with a 2-0 victory on Monday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Kevin Fiala ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
Russia's RDIF signs agreement to produce Sputnik V vaccine in Italy: chamber of commerce
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund has signed an agreement with Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Adienne to produce the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in Italy, the Italian-R...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
Xinjiang firms seek damages from foreign researcher over forced labour reports: media
BEIJING (Reuters) - The official news outlet of the Communist Party of China's Xinjiang region said unidentified companies from the area have filed a domestic civil lawsuit seeking unspecified compens...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
China's aviation regulator looking into mid-air dispute between crew on domestic flight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's aviation regulator is looking into an alleged mid-air dispute between crew members on a recent Donghai Airlines domestic flight, it said late on Monday, vowing severe punis...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
South Korea roiled by property scandal amid soaring house prices
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Accusations that officials at South Korea's state housing corporation tried to use insider information to cash in on runaway property prices has thrown new fuel on an i...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
Athens enlists private hospitals to ease pandemic pressure on health system
ATHENS (Reuters) - Two Athens private hospitals will join Greece's public health system to treat COVID-19 cases and relieve pressure on packed state intensive care units, the health minister said on T...
Thomson Reuters Mar 09, 2021
