Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Houthi missile attack kills three children in Yemen's Taiz, residents say
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi forces fired a missile on Sunday at a school in the Taiz region where pro-government forces are stationed, killing 15 soldiers, as well as three children who were nearb...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
Dutch police break up anti-lockdown protest ahead of election
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Dutch riot police used water cannon and batons on Sunday to disperse a crowd of several thousand anti-lockdown protesters gathered at a field in the centre of The Hague a day bef...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
Italy's Piedmont region temporarily suspends AstraZeneca shots
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's northern region of Piedmont said on Sunday said it would temporarily suspend AstraZeneca coronavirus shots after a teacher from the town of Biella died following his vaccinati...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
First Digital goes live as Israel's first new bank since 1978
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - First Digital Bank, the first new bank in Israel since 1978, started operations on Sunday on a trial basis, and said it planned to open to the public later in 2021. The bank, whi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
Kuwait Emir departs for Europe after completing medical checks in the U.S.: state news agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah traveled on Sunday to Europe for a private visi, after a sucessful medical exam in the United States, state news agency KUNA reported wit...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
Former Italian PM Letta takes helm of fractious Democrats
ROME (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta urged the Democratic Party (PD) to end infighting and come together before the next national election as he took up the leadership of the tr...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
Fauci hopes Trump will tell his supporters to get COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said on Sunday he hopes former President Donald Trump will urge his supporters to get the COVID-19 vaccine and emphasi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
Volkswagen to cut up to 5,000 jobs, Handelsblatt newspaper reports
BERLIN (Reuters) - Carmaker Volkswagen plans to cut up to 5,000 jobs in Germany by offering early or partial retirement to older employees in a move that could cost 500 million euros ($598 million), t...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
Survivors of Equatorial Guinea blasts recall trauma
BATA, Equatorial Guinea (Reuters) - Jesus Nguema Nguema spent 12 desperate hours waiting for news of his family after a series of explosions on March 7 in Equatorial Guinea's city of Bata destroyed hi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
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 ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 14, 2021
