Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Group of former Lebanese PMs calls on Kordahi to resign
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A group of former Lebanese prime ministers on Saturday called on Information Minister George Kordahi to resign after comments by him that stirred a widening diplomatic row with Saud...
Oct 30, 2021
Blasts heard in countryside near Syrian capital Damascus -state media
(Reuters) - Syria state television said on Saturday that explosions were heard in the countryside outside the capital Damascus. No further details were immediately reported. (Reporting by Nayera Abdal...
Oct 30, 2021
G20 leaders endorse global minimum corporate tax deal for 2023 start
ROME (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) will endorse an OECD deal on a global minimum corporate tax of 15%, draft conclusions of the two-day G20 summit showed on Saturday, w...
Oct 30, 2021
G20 leaders to try to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees – draft
ROME (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of 20 rich countries will step up their efforts to limit global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters. The latest draft o...
Oct 30, 2021
Tigrayan forces say they have seized strategic town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas have sought refuge...
Oct 30, 2021
China warns Lithuania, European officials over Taiwan row
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China on Saturday warned Lithuania and European officials not to disrupt ties over decisions by Taiwan and the Baltic country to open reciprocal representative offices. China dema...
Oct 30, 2021
Arab League concerned at ‘rapid deterioration’ of Lebanese-Gulf ties
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Saturday it was concerned about a rapid deterioration of Lebanese-Gulf relations after critical comments from a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military...
Oct 30, 2021
Tourists head to Spanish island of La Palma to see erupting volcano
By Marco Trujillo and Elena Rodriguez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Olga Reinoso took advantage of the All Saints Day public holiday to see the erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma but lik...
Oct 30, 2021
Universal Studios Beijing says close contacts of COVID patients visited park
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Beijing's Universal Studios theme park boosted health monitoring and tested all staff after it was informed by health authorities that close contacts of COVID-19 cases visited the...
Oct 30, 2021
China has given 75.8% of population complete COVID-19 vaccine doses: health official
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has given 1.07 billion people complete COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Oct. 29, National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng said on Saturday. That accounts for about 75.8% o...
Oct 30, 2021
