Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Irish PM says Brexit gap wide on fish, deal still likely
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The gap between British and European Union negotiators on the remaining Brexit sticking point of fishing rights is still wide, but enough progress has been made that a deal is still...
Dec 23, 2020
Czech government to close most shops amid tougher COVID restrictions
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government will close non-essential shops and services and enforce a stricter curfew from Sunday as it seeks to curb another rise in COVID-19 infections and hospitalisatio...
Dec 23, 2020
Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit – minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is working towards formalising relations with a fifth Muslim country during U.S. President Donald Trump's term, which ends next month, an Israeli government minister told ...
Dec 23, 2020
Turkish journalist Dundar gets 27 years in absentia for espionage
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish journalist Can Dundar was sentenced in absentia to 27 years and six months in prison for espionage and aiding an armed terrorist organisation, his lawyers said on Wednesday,...
Dec 23, 2020
Turkey hopes to turn new page with U.S. and EU in 2021, Erdogan says
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey hopes to "turn a new page" in its ties with the United States and European Union, and that Ankara had been subjected to "doubl...
Dec 23, 2020
Qatar foreign minister calls for Gulf-Iran dialogue – Al Jazeera
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister called for de-escalation of tensions in the Gulf and for dialogue between Arab countries and Iran, Doha-based al Jazeera reported on Wednesday. Sheikh Mohamm...
Dec 23, 2020
Erdogan says European court’s ruling on jailed politician ‘hypocritical’
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a call by the European Court of Human Rights for the release of Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas was hypocritical and o...
Dec 23, 2020
Rules to stop coronavirus variant stoke chaos at Indian airports
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Devjyot Ghoshal MUMBAI (Reuters) - Passengers flying into India's biggest airports on Wednesday complained of long waits and confusion as authorities sought to impose rules ...
Dec 23, 2020
Kenyan lawyer brings boxing and justice to the slums
By Monicah Mwangi NAIROBI (Reuters) - When lawyer Shadrack Wambui was growing up in one of Nairobi's slums, he vented his frustration at abusive police through boxing, cultivating discipline that help...
Dec 23, 2020
Insider Bazoum emerges as likely winner in Niger’s first democratic transfer of power
By Boureima Balima NIAMEY (Reuters) - In a year marked by setbacks for West African democracy, Niger is poised to hold an election on Sunday that will lead to the country's first transition of power b...
Dec 23, 2020
