Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Peru reports first diphtheria case in 20 years amid low vaccination rate
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru reported its first case of diphtheria after 20 years following warnings by international health organizations that the coronavirus pandemic would hamper routine v...
Oct 28, 2020
Malaysia summons French diplomat over alleged anti-Islam speech
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's foreign ministry said it had summoned France's charges d'affaires in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to express concern over alleged hate speech and defamation of Islam. ...
Oct 28, 2020
Lebanon speaker Berri: new government could ‘see the light’ in days
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's influential Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday that a new government could "see the light" within four to five days if talks keep going positively. "The comi...
Oct 28, 2020
Analysis: Merkel’s success overshadowed by ugly battle to succeed her
By Andreas Rinke and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) are riding high in opinion polls but their popularity masks serious unease among senior ...
Oct 28, 2020
Ahead of U.S. poll, Trump ends a U.S. restriction applying to Israeli settlements
ARIEL, West Bank (Reuters) - The Trump administration lifted a decades-old ban on Wednesday that had prohibited U.S. taxpayer funding for Israeli scientific research conducted in Jewish settlements in...
Oct 28, 2020
VIX jumps to highest level since early September
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cboe Volatility Index , known as Wall Street's "fear gauge," surged on Wednesday to its highest level in nearly two months. In morning trade, the VIX was last ...
Oct 28, 2020
Swiss nominate ex-SNB head Hildebrand for OECD leadership post
ZURICH (Reuters) - Former Swiss National Bank Chairman Philipp Hildebrand was nominated by Switzerland on Wednesday to lead the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, whose Secretary G...
Oct 28, 2020
France poised to issue stay-at-home order: sources
By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - France is preparing this week to order people to stay in their homes except for essential journeys, work, or exercise, in a fresh attempt to curb ...
Oct 28, 2020
Lockdown Merkel hopes to agree with state leaders would start on Nov. 2: Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) - A nationwide lockdown that Chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping to agree with the premiers of Germany's states on Wednesday would start on Nov. 2, German newspaper Bild reported. A dr...
Oct 28, 2020
Germany expects Thai king to not violate international law: foreign ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Thailand has repeatedly assured Germany that the Thai king is not conducting government business while in Germany, a spokeswoman of the foreign office in Berlin said on Wednesday. "...
Oct 28, 2020
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