Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Armed men attack another Nigerian school, as 39 students still missing
By Garba Muhammad KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Armed men attempted to kidnap more students in Nigeria's Kaduna state overnight on Sunday, a state government official said, as 39 others from an earlier ...
Mar 14, 2021
Lagging vaccination rate puts Canadian factories at competitive disadvantage
By Allison Lampert and Julie Gordon (Reuters) - Canadian automation company Promation had been banking on a weaker currency to help it win a new U.S. contract, but a slower pace of vaccinations in Can...
Mar 14, 2021
Pope says 10th anniversary of Syrian civil war must spur peace efforts
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called the Syrian civil war one of the worst humanitarian crises of current times on Sunday, saying its 10th anniversary should spur all to seek "a sliver of hope...
Mar 14, 2021
Olympics: Japan to limit size of foreign delegations at Games - report
(Reuters) - Japan is considering limiting the number of people who will be allowed to accompany foreign ministers and leaders for the delayed Tokyo Olympics due to health concerns amid the COVID-19 pa...
Mar 14, 2021
Hondurans vote in primary elections clouded by corruption allegations
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Hondurans on Sunday will vote to choose candidates for November elections to replace outgoing President Juan Orlando Hernandez, whose eight years in power h...
Mar 14, 2021
Greek militant in jail for life to end hunger strike, lawyer says
ATHENS (Reuters) - A leftist Greek militant, serving several life terms in prison for 11 murders, has decided to end a 66-day hunger strike, his lawyer said on Sunday. Dimitris Koufodinas, 63, a membe...
Mar 14, 2021
Lower Spanish growth expected this year, bank governor says, with hopes pinned on vaccine rollout
MADRID - (Reuters) - Spain's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will probably be slower than expected this year, the central bank chief said in an interview published on Sunday, with eventua...
Mar 14, 2021
EU's Breton says Pfizer can help offset AstraZeneca vaccine delays
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union will be able to stick to its vaccination targets this quarter despite AstraZeneca delivery delays as Pfizer is producing faster than planned, EU industry commissio...
Mar 14, 2021
Cycling: Freeman says he is not a 'doping doctor' after tribunal verdict
(Reuters) - Former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman said he is not "a doping doctor" after a medical tribunal found him guilty of ordering banned testosterone in 2011. The Med...
Mar 14, 2021
Spanish police arrest biggest cocaine gang in Madrid
MADRID (Reuters) - A red Ferrari worth 250,000 euros ($298,800.00) and an arsenal of weapons including revolvers and a Japanese sword were seized when 12 members of the largest drugs gang in Madrid we...
Mar 14, 2021
