Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Latest Mediterranean migrants tragedy a time for shame, pope says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that "now is the time for shame" after 130 migrants were feared dead in the Mediterranean and a U.N. organisation accused states of not responding ...
Apr 25, 2021
Abu Dhabi Ports raises $1 billion loan, sources say
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi Ports, which owns and operates 11 ports and terminals in the United Arab Emirates and Guinea, has secured a $1 billion loan with a group of banks, two source...
Apr 25, 2021
UK's Johnson paid for apartment refurbishment himself, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally covered the cost of refurbishing his Downing Street flat, a minister said, seeking to quash claims by Johnson's former top adviser th...
Apr 25, 2021
Sunken missing Indonesian submarine found cracked open by rescuers
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A missing Indonesian submarine has been found sunk 850 meters below sea level and cracked into at least three parts, army and navy officials said on Sunday. Rescuers found new obje...
Apr 25, 2021
Czech leader: Russia not necessarily behind 2014 ammunition blast
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman said on Sunday the idea that Russian spies caused a 2014 ammunition dump explosion in the central European country was just one of two theories and the p...
Apr 25, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo test events continue with track cycling, mixed zone scrapped
By Chris Gallagher IZU, Japan (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic test events continued with track cycling on Sunday but planned in-person rider interviews were changed to an online format, as a worsening coron...
Apr 25, 2021
Germany faces lockdown until June as curbs fail to push down cases
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's coronavirus infection rate rose at the weekend despite stricter restrictions and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said he did not expect moves to ease curbs before the end of ...
Apr 25, 2021
Fashion company Richemont confirms death of designer Alber Elbaz
PARIS (Reuters) - Luxury fashion company Richemont confirmed on Sunday the death of fashion designer Alber Elbaz, who had previously worked at French fashion house Lanvin. "It was with shock and enorm...
Apr 25, 2021
Soccer's next 'super' projects are already in the works
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The breakaway European Super League may have ended in dramatic failure last week but it is far from the end of radical proposals for new competitions in ...
Apr 25, 2021
Indian coronavirus variant reaches Switzerland -government says
ZURICH (Reuters) - The first case of the Indian variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Switzerland, the Federal Office for Public Health (BAG) said, as other countries introduce travel bans to cont...
Apr 25, 2021
