Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UAE reports 1,007 new COVID-19 cases, highest since outbreak
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates on Saturday reported 1,007 new cases of the coronavirus, its highest daily number since the pandemic broke out. Until last month, there had been a generally ...
Sep 12, 2020
World’s largest carbon market faces revamp under draft EU plan
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The world's biggest carbon trading market faces a major overhaul under European Union climate change plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster this decade, a dra...
Sep 12, 2020
Facing potential money crunch, Trump ramps up big and small-dollar fundraising
By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will embark on a heavier fundraising schedule in coming weeks as his re-election campaign faces a possible cash crunc...
Sep 12, 2020
Iran’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 23,000
(Reuters) - Iran's coronavirus death toll rose by 116 to 23,029, a health ministry spokeswoman told state TV on Saturday. The total number of identified cases spiked by 2,139 in the last 24 hours to 3...
Sep 12, 2020
Congo gold miners scour rubble for bodies after cave-in
BUKAVU (Reuters) - Informal gold miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo scoured rubble on Saturday for more than 50 colleagues presumed dead after a mine collapsed under the weight of heavy ra...
Sep 12, 2020
China bans German pork imports after African swine fever case
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China announced on Saturday a ban on the import of pork and pig products from Germany after the European country confirmed its first case of African swine fever in a wild boar las...
Sep 12, 2020
Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire
By Lefteris Papadimas LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas on Saturday during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a blaze at Europe's largest refugee centre, who demanded to ...
Sep 12, 2020
Hungary daily coronavirus cases near 1,000, schools to stay open
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's daily new coronavirus cases reached a record 916 on Saturday, by far the highest since the onset of the pandemic as schools reopened and strict measures that helped cont...
Sep 12, 2020
Taiwan says plans to sign up for ‘COVAX’ vaccine allocation scheme
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will sign up to the "COVAX" global vaccine allocation plan to ensure it will be able to access a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, the island's health minister sai...
Sep 12, 2020
Greek police fire teargas at migrants on Lesbos island
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas to disperse a group of migrants protesting on the island of Lesbos on Saturday, four days after fires burnt the overflowing Moria refugee camp to ...
Sep 12, 2020
