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Scared of school? Bolivian girl takes her virtual classes in a cemetery
By Santiago Limachi LA PAZ (Reuters) - Neydi, a Bolivian primary school student, logs on to virtual classes like many kids around the world during the pandemic. The only difference is the setting: sur...
Syndicated Content Mar 19, 2021
Impossible Foods launches plant-based sausage product in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods said on Thursday it would start selling its faux pork product in Hong Kong, its first expansion outside of the United States as it seeks...
Syndicated Content Sep 10, 2020
Brits flock to Portugal's Algarve as quarantine rules lifted, airport struggles
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal is sending border control reinforcements to an airport in the sunny Algarve as authorities struggle to cope with a surge in arrivals of British tourists ...
Syndicated Content Aug 28, 2020
Thais seek to restore fortunes with mock funerals
By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - In a temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, participants at a daily ritual clutch a bunch of flowers and lie down in a coffin with a sheet pulled over them as monk...
Syndicated Content Jan 28, 2021
As COVID-19 rages, South Africa delays new school year until mid-Feb
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa on Friday delayed the start to its new school year by two weeks to Feb. 15, in order to prevent schools becoming transmission centers for COVID-19, as new cases h...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
Euro should be global standard for hydrogen trades, EU says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will seek to establish the euro as the reference currency for international hydrogen trading as it makes a dash for clean energy sources, the blo...
Syndicated Content Feb 01, 2021
Twitter locks account of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican who promoted QAnon
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Twitter Inc, on Sunday, locked the account of Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a political newcomer known for promoting the baseless QAnon conspirac...
Syndicated Content Jan 17, 2021
Belarus authorities criticised over tape discussing internment camps for protesters
By Matthias Williams KYIV (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko's main electoral challenger criticised the Belarusian authorities on Friday over an audio recording in which she said a top securit...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
U.S. existing home sales increase; inventory tumbles to record low
U.S. home sales unexpectedly rose in December, but surging house prices amid record-low inventory could slow the housing market momentum in the coming months. The National Association of Realtors said...
Syndicated Content Jan 22, 2021
Startup fund Y Combinator increases global reach, diversity of entrepreneurs
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's prominent incubator and startup fund, has half of its latest class of entrepreneurs from outside of the United States, more than ever befo...
Syndicated Content Jan 14, 2021
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