Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia police drop journalist probe over Afghan troops story
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Thursday dropped an investigation into a journalist accused of receiving classified information to produce a report on alleged troop miscondu...
Oct 15, 2020
Czech Republic’s daily COVID-19 cases tally hits new record
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported 9,544 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, its highest one-day tally since the pandemic started, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday. The number of total...
Oct 15, 2020
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - Under siege over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump cited what he said was his son's mild bout of the virus as a reason why American schools should reopen as soo...
Oct 15, 2020
Explainer: What’s behind Thailand’s protests?
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government banned gatherings of more than five people on Thursday in the face of three months of escalating demonstrations that have targeted King Maha Vajiralongkorn as...
Oct 15, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern still comfortably ahead on eve of election
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's ruling Labour Party led by Jacinda Ardern remains in a commanding position two days before a general election, despite support slipping slightly i...
Oct 15, 2020
Pentagon prepares to welcome once-banned Indonesian minister, despite rights concerns
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration will welcome Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to the Pentagon on Friday after dropping a defac...
Oct 15, 2020
Split screen: Trump and Biden to headline dueling town halls
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will hold dueling prime-time town halls on Thursday instead of their second presidential debate, which was canceled ...
Oct 15, 2020
Facebook shuts NZ party’s page before polls over COVID-19 misinformation
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook shut down the page of a fringe New Zealand political party on Thursday, days before a general election, for sharing what the company called misinformation about the nov...
Oct 15, 2020
Twitter, Facebook restrict users’ dissemination of New York Post story on Biden
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook and Twitter cast doubt on a New York Post story that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son, taking proactive steps to res...
Oct 15, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state says daily coronavirus infections fall to eight-day low
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state said on Thursday it had just six new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its lowest one-day figure in eight days, and no deaths. Its capital Melbourne...
Oct 15, 2020
