Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cyprus starts rollout of COVID-19 vaccine
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus on Sunday started vaccinating its population against COVID-19 as part of a concerted drive across the European Union to curb the pandemic which has claimed the lives of more...
Dec 27, 2020
Vietnam’s 2020 economic growth slips to 30-year low due to COVID-19
By Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's economic growth slowed this year to its weakest in at least three decades, buffeted by the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and a sluggish global econo...
Dec 27, 2020
Turkish parliament passes associations oversight law that critics say will stifle NGOs
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament passed a law on Sunday that would ramp up oversight of foundations and associations and, according to rights groups including Amnesty International, risks limiti...
Dec 27, 2020
Czech Republic starts rollout of coronavirus vaccine
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic started administering vaccinations against the new coronavirus on Sunday, part of a push against the pandemic across the European Union. Prime Minister Andrej Bab...
Dec 27, 2020
Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China's mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted ...
Dec 27, 2020
China central bank urges Ant Group to set ‘rectification’ plan swiftly
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank urged Ant Group on Sunday to outline a concrete plan as soon as possible to meet regulatory demands and fully understand the seriousness of the "rectification"...
Dec 27, 2020
NFL Roundup: Dolphins stun Raiders with late FG
Jason Sanders kicked four field goals, including a 44-yarder with one second remaining, as the visiting Miami Dolphins inched closer to a playoff spot with a wild 26-25 victory over the Las Vegas Raid...
Dec 27, 2020
U.S. jobless benefit cut-off pushes millions to financial cliff-edge
By Simon Lewis (Reuters) - When the U.S. Congress passed a pandemic aid bill on Monday, Meghan Meyer, a single mom from Lincoln, Nebraska, thought she would get some respite from the daily struggle to...
Dec 27, 2020
Bangladesh set to move second batch of Rohingya refugees to remote island: officials
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal this month, officials sa...
Dec 26, 2020
Thailand confirms 103 new coronavirus infections
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Sunday confirmed 103 new infections of the coronavirus, including 94 domestic transmissions, the government said in a statement. The new cases also include eight found ...
Dec 26, 2020
