Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Merkel says Germany must do more to tackle climate change
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Europe's largest economy must get better and faster in tackling the impact of climate change after record floods caused the co...
Jul 18, 2021
Hanoi tightens restrictions as COVID clusters spread in Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's capital Hanoi urged its citizens to stay at home from Monday and ordered a halt to all non-essential services due to new clusters of COVID-19 infections in recent days, the...
Jul 18, 2021
Turkey detains 133 migrants near Iranian border in two days -officials
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained 133 undocumented migrants, most of them Afghans, near its southern border with Iran over the past two days, officials from the interior ministry sa...
Jul 18, 2021
Brazil's Bolsonaro given all-clear to leave hospital
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro received the all-clear on Sunday to leave the Sao Paulo hospital where he has been since Wednesday undergoing treatment for complications follow...
Jul 18, 2021
Immunised pilgrims gather for haj as COVID restrictions limit numbers
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Muslim pilgrims vaccinated against COVID-19 gathered on Sunday for the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, which has barred worshippers from abroad for a second year...
Jul 18, 2021
Olympics-Refugee team gets green light for Tokyo Games after positive case
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Olympic refugee team will start arriving in Tokyo later on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said, ending speculation about their participation after one team official ...
Jul 18, 2021
At least seven missing after ship sinks off Liberian coast
MONROVIA (Reuters) - At least seven people are missing after a cargo ship that had been barred from sailing sank off the coast of Liberia, the country's Maritime Commissioner said on Sunday. The Liber...
Jul 18, 2021
Germany's Merkel pledges fast help in 'terrifying' record floods
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised fast financial aid on Sunday after visiting one of the areas worst affected by record floods that have killed at least 157 people in the ...
Jul 18, 2021
Soccer-Milan sign defender Ballo-Toure from Monaco
(Reuters) - AC Milan have signed Senegal left back Fode Ballo-Toure from Ligue 1 side AS Monaco on a four-year contract, both clubs announced on Sunday. Ballo-Toure started his career at Paris St Germ...
Jul 18, 2021
Jewish visits, opposed by Palestinians, spark clashes at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Brief clashes erupted on Sunday between Israeli police and Palestinians at Al Aqsa mosque over visits by Jews to the compound revered in Judaism as the site of two destroyed Bibl...
Jul 18, 2021
