Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, lawmakers fear dark future for women
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will grill President Joe Biden's envoy for Afghanistan on Tuesday about how the administration plans to ensure women's rights will be protect...
Apr 27, 2021
Olympics-Australian Olympians to be vaccinated before Tokyo Games
(Makes clear quote in paragraph 8 was from minister) By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian athletes going to Tokyo for the Olympics later this year will be given priority access to COVID-19 v...
Apr 27, 2021
China launches robot prototype capable of catching space debris with net
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese space mining start-up launched into low Earth orbit on Tuesday a robot prototype that can scoop up debris left behind by other spacecraft with a big net. The NEO-01, whic...
Apr 27, 2021
Soccer-Kansas City NWSL wear 'Justice for Daunte Wright' shirts before game
(Reuters) - Members of Kansas City's National Women's Soccer League team wore shirts reading "Justice for Daunte Wright" ahead of Monday's game against Houston Dash in support of Wright, a Black man f...
Apr 27, 2021
Oil tanker A Symphony crashes outside China's Qingdao port, spills oil
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Shandong Maritime Safety Administration said on Tuesday that the tanker A Symphony, carrying around 1 million barrels of oil, has spilled oil in the Yellow Sea. The Suezmax...
Apr 27, 2021
WHO still in talks on Russia's Sputnik vaccine but no date for review
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it was still in discussions about the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and had not yet set a date to evaluate the shot's clinica...
Apr 27, 2021
Russia has fully vaccinated 7.7 million people against COVID-19: deputy PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has vaccinated 12.1 million people against COVID-19, of whom 7.7 million have had both doses, deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Tuesday. The figure is up from ar...
Apr 27, 2021
TikTok says to address European concerns by opening up about how it works
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - TikTok plans to allow European researchers and policymakers to see how its teams moderate content, how its recommendation technology works and how it handles data ...
Apr 27, 2021
Unconfirmed reports of vessel attacked off Saudi Arabia: Dryad
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dryad Global is receiving "unconfirmed reports" that a vessel, possibly the NCC Dammam, has been attacked off the Saudi Red Sea port of Yanbu, the maritime security group said on Twi...
Apr 27, 2021
Hong Kong to reopen bars, nightclubs from April 29 for vaccinated customers
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will reopen bars and nightclubs from April 29 for people who have been vaccinated and who use a government mobile phone application, the Asian financial hub's health se...
Apr 27, 2021
