Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Belgian Catholics contest 15 at-a-time COVID rule in one of world's biggest churches
By Bart Biesemans and Johnny Cotton BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels' cavernous basilica is one of the largest churches in the world but COVID-19 rules allow only 15 people at a time to attend mass there...
Feb 21, 2021
Ecuador's Lasso advances to presidential runoff; Perez disputes results
QUITO (Reuters) - Conservative banker Guillermo Lasso will advance to the second round of Ecuador's presidential election after coming in second place in a Feb. 7 vote, the country's electoral authori...
Feb 21, 2021
Graffiti artists protest over jailed Spanish rapper
By Jordi Rubio and Luis Felipe Castilleja BARCELONA (Reuters) - A colourful mural showing arrows through the heads of former Spanish king Juan Carlos and the late dictator General Francisco Franco was...
Feb 21, 2021
Analysis: Road to renewed Iran nuclear deal likely to be long and bumpy
By Arshad Mohammed and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It took seven years from the summer's day in 2008 when a top U.S. diplomat first sat down with his Iranian counterpart until the two sides s...
Feb 21, 2021
'The Croods 2' Leads Depleted U.S. Box Office
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Need a reminder of just how imperiled moviegoing, at least in the U.S., remains due to the pandemic? Look no further than domestic box office charts. "The ...
Feb 21, 2021
Spanish long jumper loses chance of win after officials' mistake
MADRID (Reuters) - A long jumper was reduced to tears when officials mistakenly erased her mark after a leap that could have brought her a gold medal at the Spanish athletics championships on Sunday. ...
Feb 21, 2021
Blackwater founder Erik Prince accused of helping evade U.N. Libya sanctions
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Erik Prince, the private security executive and supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, "at the very least" helped evade an arms embargo on Libya, acc...
Feb 21, 2021
Erdogan tells Rouhani he sees window of opportunity for Iran, U.S. on sanctions
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday that he saw a window of opportunity for Iran and the United States after recent statements on ...
Feb 21, 2021
Malcolm X's family releases letter alleging FBI, police role in his death
By Mana Rabiee NEW YORK (Reuters) - Members of Malcolm X's family have made public what they described as a letter written by a deceased police officer stating that the New York Police Department and ...
Feb 21, 2021
White House security adviser says response to SolarWinds hack will come in weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White house national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday the United State will respond to the SolarWinds hack that hit several government agencies last year in "weeks,...
Feb 21, 2021
