Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigeria convicts first pirates under new maritime law
By Camillus Eboh and Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - A Nigerian court made the first convictions under a new anti-piracy law, giving hope to the world's shipping fleets that legal reforms will help ste...
Aug 12, 2020
Exclusive: India considers resettling Kashmiri youth who give up arms
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Fayaz Bukhari NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR (Reuters) - India is considering offering young Kashmiri militants an escape from a life of violence by temporarily resettling them in more peac...
Aug 12, 2020
Coronavirus found on Ecuador shrimps in China, state media says
BEIJING (Reuters) - A city in China's eastern Anhui province found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of shrimps from Ecuador, state media reported on Wednesday, in the latest instance of the viru...
Aug 12, 2020
Futures jump as higher oil prices boost energy stocks
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday following a pullback on Wall Street in the previous session, as resilient fuel demand drove up oil prices, while investors remaine...
Aug 12, 2020
Emergency services attend derailed train in Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) - Emergency service were dealing with the derailment of a train near Stonehaven on the east coast of Scotland on Wednesday, police said, as video footage on social media showed smoke ...
Aug 12, 2020
Vietnam PM says next 10 days ‘critical’ in virus fight
By Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Prime Minister said on Wednesday that the next 10 days would be critical in the Southeast Asian country's fight against a new coronavirus outbreak, which r...
Aug 12, 2020
Factbox: World reaction to Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Russia's granting of regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing has prompted expressions of caution as well as interest from around the world. Mo...
Aug 12, 2020
Most oil on damaged ship off Mauritius removed, owner says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Most of the fuel left on a Japanese bulk carrier that has leaked an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil off the Mauritius coast has been pumped off, ship owner Nagashiki Shipping said on W...
Aug 12, 2020
Majority of Scots support independence from UK – YouGov poll
LONDON (Reuters) - A majority of Scots support independence from the United Kingdom, a YouGov poll found on Wednesday, with support for nationalists bolstered by a much more positive view of how they ...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. companies should consider slavery reparations, Vista Equity CEO says
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Black Americans especially hard after decades of social and economic injustices, but it also presents an opportunity for systemic change, ...
Aug 12, 2020
