Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Netanyahu sees direct Israel-Bahrain flights after normalisation deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A deal establishing relations between Israel and Bahrain will result in direct flights between the countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. "There wil...
Sep 13, 2020
Euro zone governments must spend heavily amid recovery – Lagarde
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone governments must keep spending heavily to keep unemployment down and bolster confidence while the bloc recovers from an historic recession, European Central Bank Presid...
Sep 13, 2020
Indonesia reports sixth consecutive day of over 3,000 new infections
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Sunday reported its sixth consecutive day of over 3,000 new cases of novel coronavirus infection, just as the capital city of Southeast Asia's most populous country pr...
Sep 13, 2020
Iran’s confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 400,000 – health ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran rose by 2,089 to 402,029, a health ministry spokeswoman told state TV on Sunday, as the country reported 128 new deaths in the past ...
Sep 13, 2020
India reports over 94,000 new coronavirus cases, over 1,000 more deaths
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported 94,372 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, taking total cases past 4.7 million, as infection numbers rose in several states amid a gradual opening up of bus...
Sep 13, 2020
Fed-up Lesbos islanders, migrants stuck waiting for Europe to decide
By Lefteris Papadimas LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Crisis-weary residents of the Greek island of Lesbos and the thousands of migrants stranded there after this week's refugee centre fire are united by o...
Sep 13, 2020
Exclusive: Thailand tells universities to stop students’ calls for monarchy reform
By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities have summoned the heads of universities to tell them to stop students demanding reform of the monarchy, warning that su...
Sep 13, 2020
South African economy to shrink by more than government’s 7% forecast in 2020 – Mboweni
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's economy will likely contract this year by more than the 7% previously forecast by the Treasury, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said in an opinion piece published...
Sep 13, 2020
Turkey’s Oruc Reis survey vessel back near southern shore, ship tracker shows
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's seismic research vessel Oruc Reis returned to waters near the southern province of Antalya on Sunday, Refinitiv data showed, a move that could ease tensions between Ankar...
Sep 13, 2020
Libyan medics already faced war, now the pandemic is surging there too
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - As the pandemic started to rage through Libya last month, medics working in the war-ravaged country's few functioning hospitals faced their nightmare scenario - a surge in c...
Sep 13, 2020
