Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Incumbent Sassou favoured in Congo Republic ballot amid rights concerns
By Clement Bonnerot DAKAR/BRAZZAVILLE, March 13 (Reuters) - The Republic of Congo heads to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election expected to keep longtime ruler Denis Sassou Nguesso in power,...
Mar 13, 2026
Trump tells Fox News US would escort ships in Strait of Hormuz 'if needed'
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the United States would escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed, adding in a Fox News interview that aired on Friday that the...
Mar 13, 2026
Senator seeks US watchdog probe into Texas drone incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee on Friday called for a government investigation into two recent incidents of the...
Mar 13, 2026
Health Rounds: Eliquis proves safer than Xarelto for patients with deep blood clots
March 13 (Reuters) - A trial directly comparing Eliquis and Xarelto - two commonly used blood-thinning drugs from the same class of medicines - found that Eliquis carries a clearly lower risk of dange...
Mar 13, 2026
Explainer-Why haven’t the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen, stepped into the war?
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, March 13 (Reuters) - Iran's Shi'ite allies in Lebanon and Iraq have joined the war in the region unleashed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran. But Yemen's Houthi rebels, he...
Mar 13, 2026
Sterling drops vs euro and dollar after weak economic data
By Stefano Rebaudo March 13 (Reuters) - The pound headed for a fourth daily loss against the dollar on Friday after weak UK economic data, while concerns about the economic impact of the conflict in t...
Mar 13, 2026
Mexico's heartthrob security minister now available as miniature doll, shirtless or dressed as Batman
By Lizbeth Diaz, Diego Delgado and Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, March 13 (Reuters) - Mexico's Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch in real life wears a suit, but he can also now be found in Mexican mar...
Mar 13, 2026
GSK gets US FDA approval for expanded use of RSV vaccine
March 13 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved age range for its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, Arexvy, to include adul...
Mar 13, 2026
Brazil's jailed ex-president Bolsonaro taken to hospital after feeling ill
SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital early on Friday after waking up with chills and vomiting, his son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, s...
Mar 13, 2026
Rosatom boss warns of 'increased military risks' around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
MOSCOW, March 13 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom warned on Friday of "increased military risks" around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant due to intensifying...
Mar 13, 2026
