Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French COVID-19 cases, patient numbers ease as AstraZeneca inoculations start
PARIS (Reuters) - France on Saturday reported a fall in new COVID-19 infections and in the number of patients being treated in hospital, slightly easing pressure on the health system as the country ro...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
No cheering, no parties: COVID-19 forces different Super Bowl Sunday for fans
By Amy Tennery and Rory Carroll TAMPA, Fla./LONG BEACH, Calif (Reuters) - Fans hoping to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday will face a much different reality this year, with the novel coronavirus restric...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
UAE says it's committed to working with U.S. to reduce regional tensions-state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' foreign minister affirmed his country's commitment to working closely with the Biden administration to reduce regional tensions during a phone call with the...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist after four years in detention
By Mahmoud Mourad CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities on Saturday released a journalist working for Qatar's Al Jazeera television network who was held in pre-trial detention for more than four year...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
Filling Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam in July threatens Sudan's security - minister
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Any unilateral step by Ethiopia to fill its hydropower project, called the Renaissance Dam, in July would directly threaten Sudan's national security, Sudanese...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
Protests erupt in Chilean lakeside resort after street performer shot by police
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Protests erupted in a popular lakeside resort in southern Chile after a policeman shot and killed a street performer in the normally sleepy village, prompting the government of Pr...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
Swiss march in lakeside tax haven to protest COVID-19 lockdown
By Arnd Wiegmann ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Some 500 protesters marched through the Swiss tax haven of Zug on Saturday, wearing white protective suits and chanting dystopian slogans to voice displea...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
ICC ruling brings hope for Palestinians, dismay for Israelis
By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - Many Palestinians see a ruling by the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories as a bela...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
ATP roundup: Russia, Italy advance to ATP Cup final
Russia, led by Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, advanced to the final of the ATP Cup in Melbourne after beating Germany on Saturday. Medvedev rallied to beat Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to clinch...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
New U.S. stand on Yemen war can be 'step towards correcting past mistakes' - Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry said on Saturday a new U.S. stand on the Yemen war can be a "step towards correcting past mistakes", after President Joe Biden said this week Washington was e...
Thomson Reuters Feb 06, 2021
