Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ivory Coast votes for parliament as Ouattara opponents join forces
By Ange Aboa and Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast voted on Saturday in a legislative election, with President Alassane Ouattara's allies facing a combined challenge from opposition...
Mar 06, 2021
India asks states to prioritize vaccinations in areas with surging COVID-19 cases
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's federal government on Saturday asked local authorities to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations in several districts of eight states including New Delhi that have seen a spike...
Mar 06, 2021
President Buhari calls for Nigerians to follow his vaccine lead
ABUJA (Reuters) - President Muhammadu Buhari had his first COVID-19 vaccine shot on Saturday, part of a bid to boost public confidence as Nigeria attempts to inoculate 80 million people this year. Vac...
Mar 06, 2021
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group plans air taxi, drone delivery service
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd plans to launch an air taxi service and the country's first drone delivery service as the budget carrier seeks to diversify amid the coronavirus p...
Mar 06, 2021
BT denies any CEO rift behind chairman’s retirement
LONDON (Reuters) - BT denied any "misalignment" between board and management on Saturday after Sky News said that CEO Philip Jansen had indicated he might resign unless it replaced its chairman. The B...
Mar 06, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi visits Sudan with dam diplomacy, security on the agenda
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Sudan on Saturday for the first time since the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir, as the neighbours push to break a dipl...
Mar 06, 2021
Hong Kong electoral reforms prevent ‘dictatorship of the majority’, says pro-Beijing lawmaker
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's proposal for Hong Kong electoral reforms could prevent "dictatorship of the majority", a pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker said, calling people who want one ...
Mar 06, 2021
Afghan president says ready to discuss elections to advance talks with Taliban
By Hamid Shalizi and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday, in a bid to push forward peace talks with the Taliban, that his government was ready to disc...
Mar 06, 2021
EU seeks to access AstraZeneca vaccines produced in U.S.: FT
(Reuters) - The European Union will urge the United States to permit the export of millions of doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to Europe, underlining Brussels' scramble to bridge supply shortf...
Mar 06, 2021
Shields makes history with unanimous decision win over Dicaire
(Reuters) - American boxer Claressa Shields scored a unanimous points victory over Canada's Marie-Eve Dicaire on Friday to become the first undisputed world champion in two different divisions in the ...
Mar 06, 2021
