Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urges politicians to form government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric urged politicians on Friday to rid themselves of external pressure and form a government to end political deadlock and help resolve a severe financial...
Dec 25, 2020
Japan official, calling Taiwan ‘red line,’ urges Biden to ‘be strong’
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - A top Japanese defence official on Friday urged U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to "be strong" in supporting Taiwan in the face of an aggressive China, calling the isla...
Dec 25, 2020
Ethiopia election board announces national vote for June 5, 2021
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5 next year, its National Electoral Board said on Friday. The election had been due to take place in August but was postpone...
Dec 25, 2020
Mayor of major French fishing port warns of Brexit deal uncertainties
PARIS (Reuters) - The Brexit trade deal still leaves French fisherman facing a host of unknowns, warned the mayor of the major northern fishing port of Boulogne-sur-Mer on Friday. British Prime Minist...
Dec 25, 2020
Japan’s Suga calls on citizens to spend “silent New Year” to stop coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on citizens on Friday to spend a "silent" New Year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has been breaking infection records a...
Dec 25, 2020
Japan tightens procurement rules after outcry over COVID relief spending
By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade ministry unveiled a raft of public procurement reforms on Friday following an outcry over a deal to disburse coronavirus relief to struggling busin...
Dec 25, 2020
India’s Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an ...
Dec 25, 2020
China issues draft rules on bank units’ sales of wealth management products
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator issued draft guidelines on Friday on sales of wealth management products by commercial banks' wealth management subsidiaries. China will all...
Dec 25, 2020
Indonesia records highest daily increase in COVID-19 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia recorded its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 deaths on Friday with 258 fatalities, taking the total to 20,847, data by the country's health ministry showed. The data showe...
Dec 25, 2020
Russia reports 29,018 new COVID-19 cases, 563 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday reported 29,018 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, including 7,315 in Moscow, taking the national total to 2,992,706 since the pandemic began. Authorities sai...
Dec 25, 2020
