Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thailand to ease COVID-19 curbs on some construction projects
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to allow some construction projects to resume in its capital and surrounding provinces although most sites and workers' camps will remain closed as the Southeast Asi...
Jul 04, 2021
Tennis-Wimbledon to have maximum capacity crowds from quarter-finals onwards
LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon will have capacity crowds from the singles quarter-finals onwards as COVID-19 restrictions on attendances are relaxed, the All England Club announced on Sunday. Attendance...
Jul 04, 2021
Egyptian court adjourns Suez Canal ship dispute to July 11 – sources
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Sunday adjourned hearings to July 11 in a compensation dispute over the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, to allow the canal and the...
Jul 04, 2021
Kremlin says ‘provocations’ like UK warship episode demand tough response
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A British warship's entry into what Moscow considers Russian territorial waters near Crimea last month is the kind of provocation that demands a tough response, the Kremlin said on ...
Jul 04, 2021
Israel negotiating Pfizer surplus with other countries, official says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is in talks with other countries about a deal to unload its surplus of Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccines, doses of which are due to expire by the end of the month, a healt...
Jul 04, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighbouring state of Amhara before it can engage in any talks with the federa...
Jul 04, 2021
China suspends Didi app over data violation
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's cyberspace administration said on Sunday that it had ordered smartphone app stores to stop selling the ride-hailing firm Didi Global Inc's app after finding that Didi had il...
Jul 04, 2021
Poland’s Tusk says he will leave role of EPP president
WARSAW (Reuters) - Former European Council President Donald Tusk will leave his role as president of the European People's Party (EPP), he said on Sunday, a day after he announced his return to domest...
Jul 04, 2021
Pope announces trip to Slovakia and Budapest in September
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will visit Slovakia on September 12-15 after a brief stop in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. It will be the pope's second trip outs...
Jul 04, 2021
Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law casts shadow over drag queen contest
By Anita Komuves and Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST (Reuters) - In a backroom of a dilapidated former factory outside Budapest, contestants wearing huge fake eyelashes and glittering dresses are preparing f...
Jul 04, 2021
