Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bitcoin hits record high; trades as high as $59,755 on Saturday
(Reuters) - Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, on Saturday reached a record high, trading up to $59,755. Bitcoin is up more than 2% from its previous year high of $58,354.14 on Feb. 21. Bitc...
Mar 13, 2021
League prospects seize on few chances to impress ahead of NFL Draft
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Football League (NFL) prospects are navigating an unusual path to the draft this year, with the annual NFL Scouting Combine canceled after a chaotic colleg...
Mar 13, 2021
Bolivian ex-president Anez arrested over 2019 'coup' that ousted Morales
By Daniel Ramos and Monica Machicao LA PAZ (Reuters) - Former Bolivian President Jeanine Anez has been arrested for alleged involvement in a "coup" against long-time leftist leader Evo Morales in 2019...
Mar 13, 2021
Russia detains around 150 people, including leading opposition figures, at Moscow meeting
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police detained around 150 people at a meeting of independent and opposition politicians in Moscow on Saturday, accusing them of links to an "undesirable organisation", a mo...
Mar 13, 2021
Crowd angered by shooting death of fuel smuggler attack coast guard post in southern Iran
(Reuters) - Several coast guards were injured in southern Iran when a crowd angered by the shooting death of an alleged fuel smuggler attacked their post, an Iranian news agency said on Saturday. The ...
Mar 13, 2021
Jordan hospital oxygen outage kills at least six patients: medical sources
AMMAN (Reuters) - At least six people died in Jordan after an oxygen outage in a hospital treating coronavirus patients, prompting police to be deployed to hold back angry relatives who had gathered a...
Mar 13, 2021
Poland reports 21,049 daily coronavirus cases, most since November
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported 21,049 daily coronavirus cases on Saturday, health ministry data showed, the highest figure since November 2020. The health ministry said there were a further 343 co...
Mar 13, 2021
Russia, after Twitter slowdown, accuses U.S. of using IT to engage in unfair competition
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday accused the United States of using IT opportunities to engage in unfair competition and of social media platforms arbitrarily and indiscriminately censoring conte...
Mar 13, 2021
Court releases three Hong Kong activists on bail in case involving 47
By Sharon Tam and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court on Saturday released on bail three more activists but remanded two in custody in a widely monitored case involving the most s...
Mar 13, 2021
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says
By Waruna Karunatilake COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecti...
Mar 13, 2021
