Author Archives: Syndicated Content
World Bank economist urges G20 to move decisively, quickly on debt reductions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies should move quickly and decisively to reduce the debts of heavily indebted countries or risk a "lost decade" in terms of development, ...
Oct 28, 2020
Twitter down for several users in South Asia: Downdetector
(Reuters) - Several Twitter Inc users in South Asian countries were unable to access the micro-blogging platform on Wednesday, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector.com. Twitter did not ...
Oct 28, 2020
Belarusian students complain of expulsions after joining opposition strike
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dozens of Belarusian students said on Wednesday they had been expelled from university after joining a nationwide strike aimed at forcing veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko to step...
Oct 28, 2020
Saudi coalition says destroyed six Houthi drones: state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed six explosive-laden drones launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group in the direction of the kingdom, Saudi state TV said on Wednesday. ...
Oct 28, 2020
Swiss enact new restrictions, mask rules to slow COVID-19 pandemic
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland on Wednesday tightened nationwide restrictions to contain the country's rising wave of COVID-19 cases, ordering dance clubs to be closed from Thursday, halting in-person...
Oct 28, 2020
U.S. accuses eight people in alleged plot to harass and intimidate citizens to return to China
By Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unsealed a complaint on Wednesday charging eight people with conspiring to work on behalf of China to engage in ...
Oct 28, 2020
Zeta roars out of U.S. Gulf of Mexico, bringing 100 mph winds to coast
(Reuters) - Hurricane Zeta intensified and was poised on Wednesday to strike Louisiana with up to 100 mile-per-hour (161 kph) winds that will reach far inland, the state's sixth lashing this year from...
Oct 28, 2020
Suspected jihadist freed by Mali is detained in Algeria
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had detained a suspected jihadist militant who was released this month by Mali as part of a prisoner swap, underscoring its fears of...
Oct 28, 2020
Spain doubts Gibraltar border deal possible without Brexit agreement: source
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain and Gibraltar want to reach a side deal with Britain to avoid having a hard EU border in southern Spain after Brexit, but have stumbled on "a lack of political will" in London...
Oct 28, 2020
Belgium needs plasma to continue COVID-19 studies, Red Cross says
By Marine Strauss and Francois Lenoir BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian clinical studies to study the effectiveness of blood plasma for people recovering from COVID-19 are at risk of being suspended becaus...
Oct 28, 2020
