Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island, despite outcry
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh is moving 3,000-4,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island over the next two days, two officials said on Sunday, despite concerns ab...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
Djokovic answers fitness doubts with victory over Raonic
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Reigning champion Novak Djokovic came through a tough examination of his fitness as the top seed beat Canadian powerhouse Milos Raonic 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 6-4 on Sunday to reach the A...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
Rolls-Royce to name former Deloitte partner Kakoullis as CFO: Sky News
(Reuters) - Rolls-Royce Holdings will name former Deloitte partner Panos Kakoullis as its next chief financial officer, with the appointment to be announced as early as Monday, Sky News reported https...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
Portugal's TAP may need more aid than planned in 2021, minister says
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal may have to provide more than the 500 million euros ($606 million) it budgeted for ailing airline TAP this year due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo confirms fourth Ebola case in North Kivu province
GOMA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a fourth case of Ebola in North Kivu province where a resurgence of the virus was announced on Feb. 7, provincial health minister Eugene Nza...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
French hospitals to move into crisis mode from Thursday: newspaper
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Health Ministry has asked regional health agencies and hospitals to go into "crisis organisation" from Feb. 18 to prepare for a possible surge in coronavirus cases due to ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2021
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
