Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia seeks extra fines against Twitter over ‘banned content’: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is seeking an additional 24 million roubles ($321,586) in fines from U.S. tech giant Twitter for failing to remove content banned in Russia, the TASS news agency cited a cour...
May 5, 2021
EU urged to end ‘doom loop’ with tougher climate finance rules
By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - European Union policymakers faced a call on Wednesday to break a 'climate-finance doom loop' by making banks hold up to three times more capital to cov...
May 5, 2021
Saudi Arabia considers barring overseas haj pilgrims for second year, sources say
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual haj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries...
May 5, 2021
Thai travel agencies offer COVID-19 ‘vaccine tours’ to U.S
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Travel agencies in Thailand are selling coronavirus "vaccine tours" to the United States, as some wealthy Thais grow impatient await...
May 5, 2021
Bulgaria to hold snap election on July 11 – president
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will hold a snap parliamentary election on July 11, after a third and final attempt to form a government following April 4 polls that led to a fragmented parliament failed, ...
May 5, 2021
High-tech hunt for scarce COVID-19 vaccines in India raises fear for fairness
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian tech experts have written software code and designed websites to help people book scarce COVID-19 vaccinations online, raising concern abou...
May 5, 2021
Olympics-Coe says Tokyo organisers delivered on COVID-19 protocols
By Chris Gallagher SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe on Wednesday gave Tokyo Olympic organisers high marks for a marathon test event they staged in Sapporo, saying they we...
May 5, 2021
Post-election violence kills six in eastern India
By Subrata Nagchoudhury KOLKATA (Reuters) - At least six people have been killed in post-election violence in India's West Bengal state, police officials said on Wednesday, after a regional group beat...
May 5, 2021
Pakistan says 4 soldiers killed in ambush by Afghan militants along border
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and six others were wounded along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Wednesday in an ambush by militants from Afghanis...
May 5, 2021
U.S. says G7 activities will go ahead as planned after COVID scare
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States' delegation to the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in London will continue activities as planned, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday after tw...
May 5, 2021
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