Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party closure case worries U.S., Europe
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States and Europe have criticised a move by Turkey towards banning the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), a week before EU leaders are due to ...
Mar 18, 2021
Russia wants an apology from U.S. after Biden called Putin a killer, says Kremlin ally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia wants an apology from the United States after President Joe Biden said he thought Vladimir Putin was a killer and may retaliate against Washington unless it gets one, a senio...
Mar 18, 2021
Pakistan reverses decision to allow uncapped prices for COVID-19 vaccines imported by private firms
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has reversed a decision which had allowed uncapped prices for COVID-19 vaccines imported by private firms, Health Minister Faisal Sultan said on Thursday. Pakistan, larg...
Mar 18, 2021
Armenia to announce snap election on Thursday or Friday – Ifax cites minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia will announce a snap parliamentary election on Thursday or Friday, the Interfax news agency reported cited a government minister as saying. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ha...
Mar 18, 2021
Hong Kong emigration wave takes toll on its least political residents – its pets
By Yoyo Chow HONG KONG (Reuters) - Aircraft mechanic Don Yip is one of many thousands leaving Hong Kong after the imposition of a new security law last year and 2019's pro-democracy protests. Unlike m...
Mar 18, 2021
German DAX hits record high as automakers rally
(Reuters) - Automakers lifted the German DAX to a record high on Thursday, while euro zone blue-chip stocks jumped to pre-pandemic levels after the U.S. Federal Reserve vowed to keep interest rates lo...
Mar 18, 2021
Erdogan’s nationalist ally welcomes case to close pro-Kurdish opposition
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's nationalist ally on Thursday welcomed a case by a top prosecutor demanding the closure of the pro-Kurdish opposition, saying the party should be s...
Mar 18, 2021
ECB’s higher bond buys may need time to show: Lagarde
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank may need some time before the recently agreed increase in money printing becomes apparent in its net purchase data, ECB President Christine Lagarde said...
Mar 18, 2021
Summer holiday abroad for Brits? Minister says I’m having a staycation
LONDON (Reuters) - British Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Thursday that he was going on holiday in the United Kingdom and that it was too early to speculate on whether or not foreign holiday...
Mar 18, 2021
China says topic of potential Xi-Biden meeting not on agenda at Alaska talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that the topic of a potential meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden is not on the agenda at the Sino-U...
Mar 18, 2021
