Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Syria appoints veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister: state media
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday, replacing Walid Moalem who died last week, state media reported. Mekdad had been deputy foreign minister sin...
Nov 22, 2020
Hansen claims maiden European Tour win at Joburg Open
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Denmark's Joachim Hansen carded a bogey-free final round of 67 to claim his maiden win on the European Tour with a two-shot victory in the Joburg Open at the Randpark Golf Clu...
Nov 22, 2020
Erdogan rejects ally’s call for release of philanthropist and Kurdish leader
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday dismissed calls from a close ally for the release of a leading Kurdish opposition politician and a philanthropist from jail. Rights acti...
Nov 22, 2020
Putin says ready to work with any U.S. leader, wants formalities settled
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday he was ready to work with any U.S. leader and would congratulate whoever emerges the winner of the U.S. presidential election once al...
Nov 22, 2020
France’s Le Drian says he shares Biden’s view of Trump’s challenge as irresponsible
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Sunday he shares U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's view that President Donald Trump's challenge to the Nov. 3 presidential election result is irrespo...
Nov 22, 2020
U.S. vaccine program head says first Americans could be vaccinated on December 11: CNN
(Reuters) - U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program head Moncef Slaoui said the first Americans to receive a coronavirus vaccine could get it as soon as Dec. 11, CNN reported on Sunday. "Our plan is to be able ...
Nov 22, 2020
Biden’s first Cabinet picks coming Tuesday, chief of staff Klain says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will announce the first of his Cabinet picks on Tuesday, incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said on Sunday. "You're going to see the first C...
Nov 22, 2020
France finds COVID-19 in mink at one farm, ministry says
PARIS (Reuters) - Mink infected with coronavirus have been found at a farm in the Eure-et-Loire region of western France, and 1,000 mink at the farm will be culled, the French agriculture ministry sai...
Nov 22, 2020
Hundreds gather to bury Serbia’s Patriarch, despite coronavirus surge
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners, including country's president, gathered on Sunday for the funeral of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, who died aged 90 after contracting COVID-19. Au...
Nov 22, 2020
Temple kissing scenes stir trouble for Netflix India
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian state on Sunday asked police to investigate after a member of the country's ruling party objected to scenes in the Netflix series A Suitable Boy, in which...
Nov 22, 2020
