Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Madeira wildfire brought under control after 11 days
LISBON (Reuters) - Firefighters have brought under control a large forest fire in the Portuguese island of Madeira that had been burning for 11 days, but authorities said on Sunday they would remain o...
Aug 25, 2024
Turkey's Isbank CEO sees challenges ahead, November rate cut
By Ebru Tuncay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish banks will pay the price throughout next year as challenges linger from the country's economic turnaround, the chief executive of lender Isbank said in an i...
Aug 25, 2024
Israeli PM Netanyahu says we are determined to do everything possible to defend our country
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would take all measures necessary to defend itself, after the Iranian-backed Hezbollah launched hundreds of rocket...
Aug 25, 2024
Indonesia election body gets approval to issue new rules in line with protesters' demands
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's election body secured parliament's nod on Sunday to issue new rules in line with demands from protesters, who have been furious over an attempt by allies of outgoing Pr...
Aug 25, 2024
Floods kill 7 in Indonesia's North Maluku, some missing
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Seven people were killed and some missing in Indonesia's North Maluku province on Sunday after floods in the east of the sprawling archipelago, the local search and rescue agency s...
Aug 25, 2024
Royal Jordanian airlines suspends flights to Beirut, state news agency says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Jordan's flag carrier Royal Jordanian suspended flights to Beirut on Sunday "due to the current situation", the state news agency reported without giving an exact time frame for the ...
Aug 25, 2024
Tel Aviv stocks up 0.5% after Hezbollah attack on Israel contained
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Tel Aviv share indices opened higher on Sunday after a rocket barrage by Hezbollah into Israel was contained by an Israeli pre-emptive strike. The blue-chip Tel Aviv 35 index was...
Aug 25, 2024
China says it took 'control measures' against Philippine vessel in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Sunday it had taken "control measures" against a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea, where the two countries have had escalating confrontations over disputed wa...
Aug 25, 2024
Pakistan bus accidents kill at least 34, authorities say
KARACHI (Reuters) - Two bus accidents in northeast and southwest Pakistan killed as at least 34 people on Sunday, the authorities said. Twelve pilgrims died on the Makran Coastal Highway in the southw...
Aug 25, 2024
Russia sends more artillery to troops fighting Ukraine in Kursk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday that it sent more artillery to the Kursk region where Russian forces are fighting thousands of Ukrainian troops who pierced the Russian bord...
Aug 25, 2024
