Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea sentences leader of sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison: Yonhap
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the leader of an online sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison, the Yonhap news agency reported. Cho Ju-bin, 24, was f...
Nov 25, 2020
A life in colors: NYC celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg with East Village mural
By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK (Reuters) - A huge colorful portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now greets passersby over an East Village crosswalk in New York City. The th...
Nov 25, 2020
Japan's Olympics minister: not government's role to look into bid payments
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympics minister Seiko Hashimoto said it was not the central government's role to look into reports about large payments the Tokyo campaign made to various entities in the r...
Nov 25, 2020
Japan bird flu outbreak spreads to farm in third prefecture
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bird flu has been detected in a third Japanese prefecture, the agriculture ministry said, as a wave of infections at poultry farms sparks the country's worst outbreak in more than fo...
Nov 25, 2020
Scores in court as Cambodia opposition awaits trial for treason
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court was due on Thursday to start the treason trial of more than 100 members and backers of the political opposition, in a case condemned by activ...
Nov 25, 2020
Beijing's Xinfadi market suspends sales, storage of aquatic and frozen products
(Reuters) - Beijing's Xinfadi market, which was linked to a coronavirus outbreak in June, has suspended sales and storage of cold-chain and aquatic products, state-backed Beijing News reported. Severa...
Nov 25, 2020
Mexico reports 10,335 new coronavirus cases, 858 more deaths
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday reported 10,335 additional cases of the novel coronavirus and 858 more deaths in the country, bringing the official number of infect...
Nov 25, 2020
Mexico City seeks to 'break the chain' of coronavirus with rapid tests, QR codes
By Josue Gonzalez and Alberto Fajardo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City has launched a test-and-trace approach to containing the coronavirus, after a rise in hospitalizations that has raised fears o...
Nov 25, 2020
Oil extends gains on surprise U.S. inventory draw amid vaccine rally
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. oil rose for a fifth day on Thursday as a surprise drop in crude inventories extended a rally driven by hopes that vaccines would end the coronavirus pandemic and revive fuel de...
Nov 25, 2020
North Dakota Class 3A all-state football team announced
The North Dakota Class 3A all-state football team was announced on Wednesday night. Bismarck Century and Bismarck High had the most first-team selections with 5. Kansas State commit and Century linema...
Nov 25, 2020
