Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hezbollah open to discussing new political order in Lebanon, says Nasrallah
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday the powerful Shi'ite movement was open to discussing a new political order in Lebanon if all factions agree to it, as foreign...
Aug 30, 2020
Ten militants and five civilians killed in east Congo violence: army, local leader
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Ten Islamist militants were killed after they ambushed an army convoy in eastern Congo on Friday, according to the military, while a community leader sai...
Aug 30, 2020
Messi contract is valid, says La Liga, after he fails to attend medical
BARCELONA (Reuters) - La Liga on Sunday released a statement saying Lionel Messi's Barcelona contract was still valid, days after his shock announcement that he wants to leave the club and hours after...
Aug 30, 2020
Egypt detains second suspect in alleged rape case, three more held in Lebanon
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian public prosecutors have ordered the detention of a second man suspected of being involved in an alleged gang rape at a luxury hotel in Cairo in 2014 pending investigations, ...
Aug 30, 2020
Djokovic out to make hay while the sun shines in New York
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Off-court distractions and a neck injury could not prevent Novak Djokovic from extending his winning run this year to 23 matches and the Serbian could not be in more int...
Aug 30, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy: Mexico courts allies across ideological spectrum
By Anthony Esposito and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is pressing ahead with an effort to forge COVID-19 vaccine alliances across a wide ideological spectrum of countries from France ...
Aug 30, 2020
Qatar sets new minimum wage, lifts restriction on changing jobs
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar on Sunday set a basic monthly minimum wage of 1,000 Qatari riyals ($274.6) and scrapped a rule requiring employers to consent to employees changing jobs. The announcement is th...
Aug 30, 2020
Lukashenko gets birthday call from Putin as Belarus protests rumble
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin used a birthday phone call on Sunday to invite Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to visit Moscow, a Kremlin show of support as thousands of protesters...
Aug 30, 2020
FDA commissioner says willing to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine: FT
(Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is willing to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview publi...
Aug 30, 2020
Pinot says ‘nothing broken’ but worried by back injury
NICE, France (Reuters) - Home favourite Thibaut Pinot said he was concerned by a back injury ahead of Sunday's second stage of the Tour de France after suffering a heavy crash in the opening stage. Th...
Aug 30, 2020
