Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Passengers leave coronavirus cruise ship at last as Japan control efforts come under fire
By Linda Sieg and Ryan Woo TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of passengers trundled off a cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday after being held on board in quarantine for more than two weeks, as
Feb 19, 2020
Tranquil Thailand's gun culture in spotlight after shooting sprees
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Normally serene Thailand has been on edge since a rogue soldier went on the rampage in a northeastern city this month, killing 29
Feb 19, 2020
Haiti political morass fuels growing crisis of hunger, malnutrition
By Sarah Marsh and Andre Paultre DESSOURCES, Haiti (Reuters) - Farmhand Celavi Belor has lost so much weight over the past year his clothes hang limply off his angular frame. "Sometimes I go two or
Feb 19, 2020
U.S. Attorney General questions need to shield big tech from liability for user posts
By Nandita Bose and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need immunity from
Feb 19, 2020
Exclusive: Ahead of 2020 election, a 'Blue Wave' is rising in the cities, polling analysis shows
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November, Americans' interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats than in
Feb 19, 2020
U.S. Attorney General questions need to shield big tech from liability for user posts
By Nandita Bose and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need immunity from
Feb 19, 2020
Iranian 'action man' sets sights on parliament
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf's record as a Revolutionary Guards air force commander, a war veteran and a national police chief has endeared him to Iran's supreme leader
Feb 19, 2020
Violinist plays Mahler and Gershwin to save her music as surgeons remove brain tumour
LONDON (Reuters) - A patient at a British hospital played Mahler and Gershwin on the violin while a tumour was removed from her brain so that surgeons could preserve her ability to play music and her
Feb 19, 2020
Pompeo in Saudi Arabia to talk Iran, economy and human rights
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss regional security, namely Iran, after the U.S. killing last month of a top Iranian general pushed
Feb 19, 2020
Pompeo says prepared to talk to Iran 'anytime', pressure to continue
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said authorities in Washington were prepared to talk to Iran "anytime", but that it needed to "fundamentally" change its
Feb 19, 2020
