Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany shuts another abattoir after workers get coronavirus
HAMBURG (Reuters) - German authorities said they closed another abattoir after an outbreak of coronavirus among its workers. The plant, in Dissen in north Germany, had already been on reduced operatio...
May 22, 2020
Iran’s Khamenei says Israel is a ‘cancerous tumor’ in Middle East
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Palestinians on Friday to continue their uprising against Israel, suggesting the Israeli government was a "tumor" that should b...
May 22, 2020
Australian great Cooper dies at 83
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian tennis great Ashley Cooper, who won four Grand Slam singles titles in the 1950s, died after a long battle with illness on Friday. He was 83. Part of a cohort of champi...
May 22, 2020
On this day… May 23
(Reuters) - ON THIS DAY -- MAY 23 May 23, 1997 BOXING - Mike Tyson takes questions during a press conference at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas ahead of his WBA heavyweight title rematch against Evan...
May 22, 2020
U.N. prosecutor: remains of Rwandan war crimes suspect found in Congo
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The remains of a fugitive major suspect from the 1994 Rwandan genocide have been identified in a grave in Congo, a United Nations war crimes prosecutor said on Friday. In a state...
May 22, 2020
Beijing, on HK, says no country would let separatists endanger security
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it opposed foreign interference in Hong Kong and that no country would allow separatists to endanger national security, responding to the latest U.S. criticism...
May 22, 2020
Indian PM visits cyclone stricken Kolkata promising help, Bangladesh counts cost
By Ruma Paul and and Subrata Nagchoudhury KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) - Peering down from his aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw on Friday the devastation and flooding caused by the most powerful ...
May 22, 2020
China to bolster disease control system in post-virus overhaul
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will strengthen its disease control centres and improve the deployment of resources to resolve shortcomings in its health system exposed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, t...
May 22, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Singapore surpass 30,000: Reuters tally
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday as the city-state continues to report hundreds of new infections in cramped migrant worker dormitories each day. The lowly-pai...
May 22, 2020
Depth in men’s tennis stronger than for a decade, says Cilic
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - With a wave of fast-maturing young players ready to challenge the established greats of the game for Grand Slam honours, Marin Cilic says men's tennis will be str...
May 22, 2020
