Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ancient mass production brewery uncovered in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old brewery that could produce thousands of litres of beer in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos, Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministr...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
UK closes in on 15 million vaccine target, pressure to unlock grows
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is on course to hit a target of offering a first vaccine dose against COVID-19 to its 15 million most vulnerable citizens by Monday, increasing pressure on ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
NASA rover faces 'seven minutes of terror' before landing on Mars
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When NASA's Mars rover Perseverance, a robotic astrobiology lab packed inside a space capsule, hits the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth this...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
Thailand defends decision not to join COVAX vaccine alliance
By Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government on Sunday defended its decision not to join the WHO-sponsored coronavirus vaccine programme, saying that to do so wo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
Himalayan rescuers recover more bodies as flash flood death toll rises to 50
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled out nine more bodies from the site of a flash flood in a Himalayan region of northern India on Sunday, a week after the disaster struck, br...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
Truth panel could help Mexico with slavery legacy, says Martin Luther King III
By Frank Jack Daniel MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A truth and reconciliation commission could help Mexico come to terms with a legacy of African slavery, civil rights activist Martin Luther King III said d...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
With Trump impeachment trial over, wary Washington seeks to move forward
By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's acquittal on charges of inciting a deadly attack on the U.S Capitol left Democrats and Republicans deeply divided...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
Couples in Thailand tie the knot on elephants on Valentine's Day
By Vorasit Satienlerk BANGKOK (Reuters) - Fifty-two couples in Thailand got married while riding elephants on Sunday, in an annual Valentine's Day mass wedding ceremony at a botanical garden in a prov...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
UK downplays risk of EU poaching City of London business
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Sunday downplayed the risk of the European Union taking business away from the City of London after Brexit, saying the real challenges come from New York, Tokyo and other...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
Zverev reaches last eight with easy win over Lajovic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - German sixth seed Alexander Zverev used his powerful serve to good effect to overcome 23rd seed Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-4 7-6(5) 6-3 on Sunday and reach the Australian Open qua...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
