Author Archives: Syndicated Content
A longtime fixture in U.S. politics, Biden seeks to win elusive prize
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden, a fixture in U.S. politics for a half century as a senator and vice president, is seeking to complete a long climb to the political mountaintop that in...
Oct 31, 2020
Brash and pugnacious, Trump has presided over a tumultuous presidency
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Businessman-turned-politician Donald Trump has promoted "America First" nationalism, withstood impeachment and a bout with COVID-19, and taken contentious stands ...
Oct 31, 2020
Amazon drops French Black Friday ad campaign as lockdown starts
PARIS (Reuters) - Amazon is withdrawing advertising for pre-Black Friday discounts in France, after the government said the campaign was unfair to small shops at time when a coronavirus lockdown has f...
Oct 31, 2020
Poland reports record rise in daily coronavirus cases
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported a record 21,897 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, while the country faces massive protests following an abortion ruling last week. Poland has seen widespread, ...
Oct 31, 2020
Gas pipeline blast in southern Iraq kills 2, injures 51, police say
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and 51 injured after a gas pipeline explosion in southern Iraq, police sources said on Saturday. The blast occurred on Friday night near the sou...
Oct 31, 2020
Tanzania’s two leading opposition parties reject poll, demand new vote
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's two leading opposition parties said on Saturday they will not recognise results of a presidential election that handed incumbent leader John Magufuli another term ...
Oct 31, 2020
Indonesia condemns France attacks, but warns against Macron’s remarks
By Maikel Jefriando JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian president Joko Widodo on Saturday condemned what he called "terrorist" attacks in France, but also warned that remarks by President Emmanuel Macron h...
Oct 31, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan trade fresh accusations of Karabakh attacks
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan once more accused each other of bombing residential areas on Saturday, in defiance of a pact to avoid the deli...
Oct 31, 2020
Georgia cast ballots in election seen as way for more diverse parliament
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgians voted for a new parliament on Saturday in an election seen as a test of credibility for the ruling party and a way to form a more diverse parliament....
Oct 31, 2020
Taiwan celebrates equality, coronavirus success in Asia’s largest Pride march
TAIPEI (Reuters) - More than 130,000 people, many wearing rainbow masks, marched through Taipei on Saturday to celebrate LGBTQ+ equality and the island's success in fighting coronavirus, in one of the...
Oct 31, 2020
