Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kyrgyzstan accuses Tajikistan of amassing troops near border
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan accused neighbour Tajikistan on Saturday of building up troops and military equipment near their border, following clashes on Thursday in which 41 people were killed and...
May 01, 2021
Cambodia drafts in army to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's army began a drive on Saturday to vaccinate nearly half a million people in the parts of Phnom Penh worst-hit by COVID-19, as the Southeast Asian nation looks to step...
May 01, 2021
Kenyan president lifts COVID-19 lockdown imposed last month
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday lifted the COVID-19 lockdown he imposed last month, allowing for a reopening of bars and restaurants, religious services and schools, as...
May 01, 2021
Kabul on high alert amid ‘deadline’ for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
By Hamid Shalizi and Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for reaction from the insurgent Taliban as U.S. troops still present under Preside...
May 01, 2021
Philippines receives first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines received its first batch of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, the presidential office said. The 15,000 doses of Sputnik V, developed by Russia's Gamal...
May 01, 2021
Former Italian PM Berlusconi returns home after 24 days in hospital
MILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been discharged from Milan's San Raffaele hospital, where he had been since April 6 for a series of tests, a person close to the m...
May 01, 2021
Crowds gather for Holy Fire ceremony at Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Orthodox Christians flocked to Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday to celebrate the Holy Fire ceremony, gathering in far greater numbers than last year because c...
May 01, 2021
‘It’s not the same’: French Muslims mark Ramadan under lockdown
By Yiming Woo AULNAY-SOUS-BOIS, France, (Reuters) - For the second year in a row, Lalla Aicha Moujahid is marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan under COVID-19 conditions -- which means talking to h...
May 01, 2021
Olympics-Under close supervision, Tokyo welcomes foreign divers to test event
By Chris Gallagher and Rocky Swift Tokyo, Japan (Reuters) - Diving and volleyball on Saturday became the first Olympic test events to include international athletes since such competitions resumed las...
May 01, 2021
Osaka confirms daily record of 1,262 new coronavirus cases on Saturday – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's western prefecture of Osaka confirmed a daily record of 1,262 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, along with 41 deaths, national broadcaster NHK reported. The previous high wa...
May 01, 2021
