Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand’s Ardern takes mask making into her own hands ahead of virus measure
(Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday she was making her own face covering to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, raising the profile of a public health measure whi...
Aug 28, 2020
Lebanese presidency to convene consultations on Monday to designate new PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese presidency will convene consultations with parliamentary blocs on Monday to designate a new prime minister, the presidency said, after the government quit earlier this ...
Aug 28, 2020
Burnes, Holland get nods in Pirates-Brewers opener
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers are set to play baseball Friday at Miller Park, but that doesn't mean they are overlooking the civil unrest and Black Lives Matter protests that have sprea...
Aug 28, 2020
Ukraine has frozen dialogue with Belarus: foreign minister
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has frozen contact with Belarus and joined the European Union in condemning the recent elections in its northerly neighbour as not free or fair, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba...
Aug 28, 2020
China says beef imports suspension unrelated to China-Australian relations
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday the suspension of beef imports from an Australian firm is an individual case and has nothing to do with relations between the two countries. Foreign ministry s...
Aug 28, 2020
European stocks slide as heavyweight tech, healthcare drag
(Reuters) - European stocks slipped on Friday as investors dumped recent winners including technology and healthcare stocks and bid up banking shares after the U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled its new po...
Aug 28, 2020
Turkey’s economy severely contracted 11.8% in second-quarter as coronavirus hit: Reuters poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's economy is expected to have severely contracted nearly 12% in the second quarter due to the coronavirus lockdown, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, logging its worst year-...
Aug 28, 2020
Poland calls Lukashenko’s words unacceptable as relations become tense
WARSAW (Reuters) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko's comments that Warsaw may be plotting to seize part of the country if its political crisis worsened are unacceptable, Krzysztof Szczerski, an...
Aug 28, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 980,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,829 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing its nationwide tally to 980,405, the fourth largest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus taskforc...
Aug 28, 2020
Abenomics fails to deliver as Japan braces for Abe resignation
By Leika Kihara and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's signature shock-and-awe 'Abenomics' stimulus strategy was already faltering even before Friday's news that h...
Aug 28, 2020
