Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Red Cross/Crescent says LGBT tweet by its Turkey head is ‘offensive’
ANKARA (Reuters) - The global Red Cross and Red Crescent network said on Monday that comments about the LGBT+ community by one of its vice-presidents, who also heads its Turkish unit, were "wrong and ...
Jun 29, 2020
Italy’s Cassandra: the scientist who challenged WHO guidelines
By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) - Andrea Crisanti says his one regret is that he didn't yell loudly enough at the beginning, when the dead had yet to pile up. The Italian virologist has become a med...
Jun 29, 2020
Germany uncovers massive online child abuse network
BERLIN (Reuters) - German cyber crime authorities have uncovered a massive online network of at least 30,000 people who share child pornography and exchange advice on how to sedate and abuse minors, l...
Jun 29, 2020
Canadian producer prices, building permits rise in May as coronavirus effects linger
By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian industrial producer prices rose 1.2% in May on higher prices for meat, fish and dairy products, Statistics Canada said on Monday, as supply chain disrupti...
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. intelligence shows Russian bounties led to U.S. troop deaths, reports say
By Mark Hosenball and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian bounty offers to Taliban militants led to the deaths of several U.S. soldiers according to U.S. intelligence agencies, the Washington ...
Jun 29, 2020
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam to address top U.N. rights forum on Tuesday
GENEVA (Reuters) - Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam will address the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, the U.N. programme showed, amid growing concerns about draft national...
Jun 29, 2020
H&M’s online second-hand shop Sellpy launches in Germany
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish online second-hand shop Sellpy, which is majority-owned by fashion giant H&M, has launched in Germany in a first step outside its home market as it bets on shoppers trend...
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. envoy in Lebanon says ‘page turned’ after interview ban
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador in Lebanon said on Monday the page had been turned on an incident sparked by a court ruling banning media in the country from interviewing her after she heaped c...
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court gives president more power over consumer financial agency
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump more authority over a federal agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector,...
Jun 29, 2020
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia for six months
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union nations formally extended economic sanctions against Russia on Monday by six months until Jan. 31 next year, the grouping of EU countries known as the European Coun...
Jun 29, 2020
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