Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UAE cancels lenient penalties for ‘honour killings’
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it was cancelling lenient penalties for so-called "honour killings" and amending inheritance laws for residents as part of a reform of perso...
Nov 07, 2020
Lebanon’s president seeks evidence behind U.S. sanctions on son-in-law
BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that Lebanon would seek evidence and documents from the United States that led Washington to impose sanctions on his son-in-law Gebran Bassil,...
Nov 07, 2020
U.S. aid agency to grant $20 million to fund Sudan wheat purchases
CAIRO (Reuters) - The U.S. Agency for International Development said it will grant $20 million to the World Food Programme to purchase wheat for Sudan to alleviate shortages in the east African countr...
Nov 07, 2020
Ivory Coast opposition leader arrested for creating rival government
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast opposition leader and former prime minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan was under arrest on Saturday for creating a rival government after President Alassane Ouattara's elect...
Nov 07, 2020
Djokovic clinches sixth year-end No. 1 ranking to tie Sampras
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has sealed the year-end men's world number one tennis ranking for the sixth time to go level with childhood hero Pete Sampras after closest rival Rafael Nadal opted against ...
Nov 07, 2020
Ethiopian air strikes in Tigray will continue, says PM, as civil war risks grow
By Giulia Paravicini and Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region on Friday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air strikes in the escalating conflict, as ...
Nov 07, 2020
Zverev wants to be ‘error-free’ to beat Nadal in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev says he must be "error-free" if he was to defeat top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters on Saturday. Spain's 20-time Grand Slam cha...
Nov 07, 2020
‘We’re going to win this race’: Biden predicts victory as his lead over Trump grows
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Andy Sullivan and Makini Brice WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden said he was going to win the U.S. presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump...
Nov 07, 2020
China October exports surge, imports rise amid global recovery
BEIJING (Reuters) - China exports grew at the fastest pace in 19 months in October, while imports also rose, official data showed on Saturday, as the world's second largest economy continued to recove...
Nov 07, 2020
Five in Dodgers organization have COVID-19
Five members of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and a family member have tested positive for COVID-19, according to USA Today. The news organization cited the Los Angeles County Department of Pub...
Nov 07, 2020
