Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU’s Borrell ‘optimistic’ about possible new Iran talks
By Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday he hoped EU and Iranian diplomats would meet soon to discuss a potential ret...
Oct 18, 2021
EU weighs further sanctions on Belarus over illegal migrants
By Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The EU will discuss on Monday further economic sanctions on Belarus, including on airlines, to increase pressure on President Alexander Luk...
Oct 18, 2021
China disputes report of hypersonic missile test, says tested space vehicle
BEIJING (Reuters) - China tested a space vehicle in July, not a hypersonic missile as reported by the Financial Times, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. "It was not a missile, it was a spac...
Oct 18, 2021
Fire breaks out at Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial zone
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's civil defence services were working to put out a fire at an oil waste disposal unit in the Jebel Ali industrial area on Monday, the government media office said on Twitter, a...
Oct 18, 2021
Olympics-Beijing Games flame lit in Olympia, to be flown to China on Tuesday
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Olympics flame was lit at Greece's ancient Olympia on Monday, just over 100 days before the start of the Games in February. The Chinese capital wil...
Oct 18, 2021
One of Egypt’s last fez makers takes pride in craft despite drop in popularity
CAIRO (Reuters) - For nearly 45 years, Nasser Abdel Basset has been a proud maker of the fez, the iconic felt hat that was once worn by Egypt's elite, bureaucrats and students. Located in the Old Cair...
Oct 18, 2021
China drafts law to punish parents for children’s bad behaviour
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's parliament will consider legislation to punish parents if their young children exhibit "very bad behaviour" or commit crimes. In the draft of the family education promotion...
Oct 18, 2021
Soccer-Wenger to meet with national coaches over World Cup plan
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - FIFA has invited the coaches of all 211 men's national teams to a meeting about their plans for a biennial World Cup and new international match calendar...
Oct 18, 2021
EU has exported over 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Over one billion COVID-19 vaccines produced in the European Union have been exported to more than 150 countries since December 2020, the head of the European Commission Ursula von ...
Oct 18, 2021
Russia-led bloc holds large-scale drills near Tajik-Afghan border
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - A Russia-led post-Soviet security bloc started its largest military drills near the Tajik-Afghan border in years on Monday amid cross-border tensions ahead of talks between Afghan...
Oct 18, 2021
