Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore reports 1,009 new COVID-19 cases, highest since April last year
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 1,009 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest since April last year. A recent rise in cases after the relaxation of some COVID-19 measures has prom...
Sep 18, 2021
Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait
(Reuters) - Some Afghan girls returned to primary schools with gender-segregated classes on Saturday, but older girls faced an anxious wait with no clarity over if and when they would be able to resum...
Sep 18, 2021
UAE to give conglomerate favourable treatment after local hiring pledge
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will give favourable treatment to a locally-owned conglomerate after it pledged on Saturday to hire thousands of citizens, days after the government unveiled...
Sep 18, 2021
‘Quad’ countries to agree on secure microchip supply chains-media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will agree to take steps to build secure semiconductor supply chains when they meet in Washington next week, the Nikkei busin...
Sep 18, 2021
Three killed in blasts in Afghan city of Jalalabad, sources say
(Reuters) - At least three people were killed and about 20 wounded in a series of blasts in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, two sources in the city said. The fatalities occurred duri...
Sep 18, 2021
France says to work with India to promote multilateral order
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign affairs minister agreed with his Indian counterpart to work on a programme to promote "a truly multilateral international order," the French foreign ministry said on...
Sep 18, 2021
Guinea junta brushes off impact of ECOWAS sanctions
CONAKRY (Reuters) - The leader of Guinea's recent coup told a delegation of West African leaders he was not concerned about new sanctions imposed by the regional bloc to pressure a swift transition to...
Sep 18, 2021
Canada election in dead heat; Liberals drop candidate
By Anna Mehler Paperny HAMILTON, Ontario (Reuters) - Canada's election is in a dead heat two days before the Sept. 20 vote, according to a new poll on Saturday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and hi...
Sep 18, 2021
Bolivian president calls for global debt relief for poor countries
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Bolivian President Luis Arce called on Saturday for a global agreement to lower debts for poor countries at a diplomatic summit in Mexico, as he and other heads of state seek t...
Sep 18, 2021
Philippines divers clear plastic waste from corals for World Cleanup Day
By Peter Blaza MANILA (Reuters) - Divers in the Philippines pulled plastic bags, drinks bottles and fishing nets from a coral reef on Saturday, joining an annual cleanup that aims to highlight the imp...
Sep 18, 2021
