The phrase "authorities are reported" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing information or claims that have been communicated about authorities, often in the context of news reporting or official statements.
Example: "Authorities are reported to have taken action following the incident, although details remain unclear."
Alternatives: "It is reported that authorities" or "Reports indicate that authorities".
Though separatism has been suppressed in Chechnya, clashes between armed militants and authorities are reported on a weekly basis in the neighboring republics of Dagestan and Ingushetia.
Chinese authorities are reported to be on alert as Tibetans around the world prepare to celebrate the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday early next month.
A8 Possible Terror Arrest The British authorities are reported to have arrested a fugitive Islamic cleric, wanted in the United States and Europe as an emissary of Osama bin Laden.
BEIJING — The Chinese authorities are reported to be investigating a Chinese billionaire described as an associate of Bo Xilai, the high-ranking Communist Party official whose dismissal and confinement last month laid bare a split among the nation's leadership elite.
Although Singapore is being fussy about who gets into its casinos, it is unlikely to be as capricious as China is being about what goes on inside them: the Chinese authorities are reported to be considering imposing further restrictions on Macau's tables.
The authorities are reported to be investigating the discovery of bottles of alcohol at Mr Nasheed's former residence.
Some authorities are reporting zero increases or cuts for 2009-10.
From Seattle to Syracuse, authorities are reporting a spike in overdoses of fentanyl, an opioid 25 to 50 times stronger than heroin; in Canada, four pounds of a drug called W18, which is 100 times stronger than fentanyl, were recently seized.
But they are less certain that the rest of the country is taking adequate steps to monitor and control the disease or that the authorities are reporting all known cases.While trying to appear more forthcoming about the disease's spread, China has also stepped up efforts to persuade the public that SARS is nothing to worry about.
Kenyan authorities are reporting that they are 'clearing' the Westgate Shopping Complex in Nairobi after a fierce gun battle with Al-Shabab militants, hiding, inside the mall.
At this stage, Japanese authorities are reporting there is no tsunami risk.
