Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release: newspaper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House official traveled to Damascus for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S. citizens believed held by Syrian President Ba...
Oct 18, 2020
Brazil registers 10,982 new cases of COVID-19, deaths rise to 153,905
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 10,982 new cases of COVID-19 and 230 deaths from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. The South Am...
Oct 18, 2020
Lopez Obrador criticizes DEA role in Mexico after ex-army chief’s arrest
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president has criticized the historic role played by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in his country days after a former Mexican army chief was arrested ...
Oct 18, 2020
Nigerian police pledge ICRC training as thousands protest nationwide
By Libby George and Tife Owolabi LAGOS/YENAGOA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will help train Nigeria's new tactical force as thousands nationwide continued to march a...
Oct 18, 2020
Chileans clang pots, rally in Santiago to mark anniversary of 2019 protests
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of Chileans gathered in the central square of the capital, Santiago, on Sunday, clanging pots, cheering and chanting to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests ov...
Oct 18, 2020
South Africa’s health minister tests positive for COVID-19
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's health minister, Zweli Mkhize, and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, his office said late on Sunday. "I am now in quarantine at home and both my wife and...
Oct 18, 2020
Trump envoy hopes Israeli-Arab peace deals will continue whatever the U.S. election result
By Dan Williams MANAMA (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said on Sunday the U.S. President's push for an Israeli-Arab rapprochement was gaining momentum and he hoped more accords would foll...
Oct 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia restructures top religious and advisory bodies
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a series of orders on Sunday restructuring the kingdom's advisory Shura Council, the supreme court and the highest religious body. The orders, carri...
Oct 18, 2020
Twitter raps Trump COVID-19 adviser as U.S. cases rise
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twitter on Sunday removed a "misleading" tweet downplaying the efficacy of masks posted by a top coronavirus adviser to President Donald Trump, while U.S. cases ...
Oct 18, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday, a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb the outbreak. DEATHS AND I...
Oct 18, 2020
