Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jordan says will let 2,500 Afghans pass through on way to U.S.
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan has agreed to allow 2,500 Afghan citizens to pass through the kingdom as they fly to the United States, the foreign ministry said on Monday. It did not say when the arrangemen...
Aug 23, 2021
One dead, five missing after Pemex offshore platform fire
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least one person died and five more are missing due to a fire that erupted on an offshore platform run by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the southern Gulf of Mexico, the Mex...
Aug 23, 2021
In Germany, Syrians worry Afghan crisis could fuel anti-migrant vote
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - With just five weeks to go before Germany holds an election that decides who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel, Syrians on asylum visas are concerned that an Afghan m...
Aug 23, 2021
Indonesia to allow restaurants, shops to reopen in Jakarta, Bali
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will from Tuesday start to allow the partial reopening of restaurants, shopping malls and places of worship in some areas, including in the capital Jakarta and the holida...
Aug 23, 2021
Crypto platform Poly Network says hacked funds returned
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network said on Monday that almost all of the $610 million stolen this month in one of the biggest crypto heists had now been returned by the unknown...
Aug 23, 2021
India to sell $81 billion worth of state assets over next 4 years – government body
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to sell 6 trillion rupees ($80.90 billion) worth of state-owned assets over the next four years under privatisation plans previously announced in the 2021/2022 budget...
Aug 23, 2021
Lawyer for ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero deported for visa violation
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - A Belgian lawyer representing the man whose story inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", who is being tried on terrorism charges, has been deported for working ...
Aug 23, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro asks health ministry to study a way to end use of masks
BRASLIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told a radio broadcaster on Monday he had commissioned a study from the health ministry regarding ending the use of facial masks, which is recomm...
Aug 23, 2021
‘I don’t know what we’ll do’: Haiti quake survivors fear for children’s future
By Laura Gottesdiener CAMP-PERRIN, Haiti (Reuters) - Many survivors of the earthquake that killed more than 2,200 people in southern Haiti are growing worried about how they will provide for their chi...
Aug 23, 2021
Paralympics-‘The world is behind you’, Bayern’s Davies tells refugee athletes
(Reuters) - Bayern Munich's Canadian defender Alphonso Davies sent a message of support to the Refugee Paralympic Team on Monday, describing them as the "world's most courageous sports team" ahead of ...
Aug 23, 2021
