Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Spain to send more police to Senegal to curb illegal migration, says foreign minister
DAKAR (Reuters) - Spain will increase its police presence in Senegal to tackle criminal networks behind an upsurge in illegal migration from the West African coast to its territory, Foreign Minister A...
Nov 22, 2020
Biden inauguration will be scaled down amid COVID, aide says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will be a scaled-down version of the usual traditions that will not endanger Americans health amid the coronavirus pandemic, a top ...
Nov 22, 2020
IMF calls for expansion of debt relief beyond world’s poorest countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday called for prompt and effective implementation of a new G20 framework set up to help the world's poorest countries reach pe...
Nov 22, 2020
G20 says it will strive for fair global access to COVID-19 vaccine
DUBAI (Reuters) - Leaders of the 20 biggest economies on Sunday vowed to spare no effort to supply COVID-19 drugs, tests and vaccines affordably and fairly to "all people", reflecting worries that the...
Nov 22, 2020
G20 group say they will ensure fair access to COVID-19 vaccine
DUBAI (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies said on Sunday they would ensure an affordable and fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and tests around the world so that poorer...
Nov 22, 2020
First Americans could get COVID-19 vaccine by December 11, top health official says
(Reuters) - The first Americans could receive a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Dec. 11, the chief scientific adviser for the U.S. government's vaccine program said on Sunday. "Within 24 hours from the ap...
Nov 22, 2020
G20 determined to support African countries and tackle climate change
DUBAI (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies said in a final communique on Sunday they were determined to support African countries in overcoming the coronavirus crisis, including by ...
Nov 22, 2020
Saudi crown prince proposes holding two G20 summits a year
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday proposed holding two G20 summits annually in the future: one, virtually, mid-year, and a second in-person at the end of the ...
Nov 22, 2020
Madrid’s flea market, El Rastro, shrinks a little for reopening
By Juan Antonio Dominguez and Elena Rodriguez MADRID, (Reuters) - Madrid's vast flea market, El Rastro, reopened with a sigh of relief on Sunday with tightened security and fewer stalls, more than eig...
Nov 22, 2020
Syria appoints veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister: state media
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday, replacing Walid Moalem who died last week, state media reported. Mekdad had been deputy foreign minister sin...
Nov 22, 2020
