Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India's richest state says to impose new COVID-19 restrictions, weekend lockdown
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's richest state, Maharashtra, said it would impose stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday as there has been a rapid rise in infections, a state minister said on Sunday Th...
Apr 04, 2021
France lifts 2021 deficit, debt forecasts
PARIS (Reuters) - France's public deficit is expected to reach 9% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday, up from a previous forecast of 8.5% as...
Apr 04, 2021
Rocket falls near Iraqi base hosting U.S. contractors
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A rocket fell on Sunday in a rural area close to an Iraqi military air base hosting some U.S. contractors, but there were no casualties, Iraqi security officials said. Initial...
Apr 04, 2021
Two Indonesian fishermen dead, 15 missing after collision
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Two fishermen have died and 15 were still missing on Sunday after their boat capsized following a collision with a bulk carrier in the Java Sea, Indonesian authorities said. Other ...
Apr 04, 2021
France, Brussels have agreed on Air France-KLM refinancing - minister
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government has reached the outline of a deal with the European Commission on a state-backed refinancing package to help strengthen Air France-KLM's balance sheet, Finance ...
Apr 04, 2021
Swimming: Leukaemia survivor Ikee defies odds by securing Olympics berth
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee defied the odds and secured an Olympics berth after the leukaemia survivor won the women's 100-metre butterfly at the national championships on Sun...
Apr 04, 2021
Pope, in Easter message, slams weapons spending in time of pandemic
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called arme...
Apr 04, 2021
Libya PM hails COVID vaccine delivery as "first drop of rain"
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - More than 100,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Tripoli's Mitiga airport on Sunday, Libya's ministry of health said, the first shipment to reach the count...
Apr 04, 2021
ByteDance says India's freeze on bank accounts is harassment - court filing
By Abhirup Roy and Aditya Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) -China's ByteDance has told an Indian court that a government freeze on its bank accounts in a probe of possible tax evasion amounts to harassment and ...
Apr 04, 2021
Greece extends restrictions on international flights to April 19
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said on Sunday it was extending restrictions on domestic flights until April 12 and on international flights until April 19 as the number of new COVID-19 infections continues...
Apr 04, 2021
