Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows
(Corrects typo in para 4) KABUL (Reuters) -Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has replaced his defence and interior ministers and the army chief of staff amid rising casualties among Afghanistan's security...
Jun 20, 2021
Athletics-Van Niekerk finally qualifies to defend Olympic 400m title
MADRID (Reuters) - Olympic 400m champions Wayde van Niekerk belatedly confirmed he will defend his title at the Tokyo Games, finishing inside the qualifying time in Madrid on Saturday. Beset by injury...
Jun 20, 2021
Swedish PM Lofven offers housing compromise to stave off no-confidence vote
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Sunday he had agreed with parties supporting the government to offer a compromise regarding rent control, in an attempt to avoid losi...
Jun 20, 2021
Israel’s Bennett warns against nuclear talks with Iran’s “hangmen regime”
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel condemned on Sunday the election of hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi as Iranian president, saying his would be a "regime of brutal hangmen" with which world powers should not ...
Jun 20, 2021
Armenia votes in neck-and-neck parliamentary election
By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Voting was underway in a parliamentary election in Armenia on Sunday, with opinion polls putting the party of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and that of for...
Jun 20, 2021
Libya’s Haftar closes border with Algeria
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libya's eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar have closed the border with Algeria, they said on Sunday, after major deployments of his forces to the south undersco...
Jun 20, 2021
Swiss to start inoculating youngsters against COVID-19 as early as next week
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland plans to allow 12- to 15-year olds to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 as soon as next week, government vaccine chief Christoph Berger told Swiss newspaper NZZ in a...
Jun 20, 2021
South Korea to loosen social distancing rules on July 1
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will relax social distancing rules and allow private gatherings of up to six people in the greater Seoul area from the current four starting July 1, the go...
Jun 20, 2021
Russian envoy to U.S. returns to Washington with optimistic mindset -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, was in an optimistic mood ahead of his return to Washington on Sunday, expecting meetings scheduled with U.S. colleagues n...
Jun 20, 2021
Russia reports 17,611 new COVID-19 cases, 450 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 17,611 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 8,305 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,316,826. The government coronavirus ...
Jun 20, 2021
