Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanese firm under U.S. sanctions accuses Washington of choking economy
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanon-based consulting company hit by U.S. sanctions said on Friday it was surprised by the move and accused Washington of seeking to choke the battered Lebanese economy. The Un...
Sep 18, 2020
Dozens of Hong Kong people write postcards to fugitives arrested by China
By Carol Mang and Yanni Chow HONG KONG (Reuters) - Dozens of people in Hong Kong braved heavy rain on Friday evening to write postcards to 12 fugitives arrested by China at sea last month to offer com...
Sep 18, 2020
EU countries told to develop best practices toolbox for fast telephony network
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday urged the 27-country bloc to come up with a best practices toolbox for rolling out fixed and mobile very high-capacity fibre and 5G networks aime...
Sep 18, 2020
Dutch register 1,972 new coronavirus cases, new 24-hour record – health authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - There were 1,972 new coronavirus cases registered by Dutch health authorities in the past 24 hours, according to data published by health authorities on Friday, marking the fourt...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. current account deficit surges 52.9% in second quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit soared to its highest level in nearly 12 years in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic weighed on the exports of goods and services. The ...
Sep 18, 2020
With tourists slow to return, Egypt’s resorts and ancient sites face tough winter
By Mahmoud Mourad and Nadeen Ebrahim CAIRO (Reuters) - At the Pyramids of Giza, just a handful of tourists walks among the ancient wonders. Twelve people showed up to admire Luxor's towering colonnade...
Sep 18, 2020
Canadian home prices rise in August as market shows signs of firming
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home prices rose in August, led by the Victoria and Ottawa-Gatineau markets, with the pace of the advance just shy of the average gain for the month as the housing market ...
Sep 18, 2020
Firefighter dies in California wildfire: U.S. Forest Service
(Reuters) - One firefighter died battling a wildfire in California's San Bernardino National Forest, U.S. Forest Service officials said on Friday. The firefighter, whose name was being withheld until ...
Sep 18, 2020
China aims to operate regular space flights by 2045, official says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to set up a space programme operating thousands of flights a year and carrying tens of thousands of tons of cargo and passengers by 2045, state news agency Xinhua quoted...
Sep 18, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey withdrew survey vessel to allow for diplomacy
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey recalled an oil and gas exploration vessel from disputed eastern Mediterranean waters to allow for diplomacy with Greece but Turkey's work in the region is not finished, Pres...
Sep 18, 2020
