Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Switzerland documents five cases of UK virus variant, two of South African variant
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has documented five cases of a coronavirus variant from Britain and two cases of a South African variant, a Swiss health ministry official said on Tuesday, adding he ant...
Dec 30, 2020
India extends suspension of flights with Britain to Jan. 7
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India has extended until Jan. 7 its suspension of flights with Britain, the civil aviation minister said, as the South Asian nation reported 20 cases of a new infectious strain o...
Dec 29, 2020
Cuban migrants protest at Mexico border, seeking entry to U.S.
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Dozens of Cubans protested at the U.S. border in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday night, demanding they be allowed to cross...
Dec 29, 2020
Indonesia bans hardline Islamic Defender's Front group
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has banned the controversial but politically influential hardline group the Islamic Defender's Front, the country's chief security minister announced on Wednesday. Mahfud...
Dec 29, 2020
Singapore arrests man who spied for China in United States
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore authorities arrested a man on his return to the city-state on Wednesday after he was jailed for spying for China in the United States, saying they would investigate whe...
Dec 29, 2020
South Korea holds final hearing in Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee's graft trial
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - The final hearing of a trial that will decide whether Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee returns to jail for alleged bribery began in a Seoul court on W...
Dec 29, 2020
Tokyo governor warns of possible 'explosion' in COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - The coronavirus situation in Tokyo is quite severe and the Japanese capital could potentially face an "explosion" of COVID-19 cases, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Wednesday ahe...
Dec 29, 2020
Frenchman Tsonga not fit enough for Australian Open
(Reuters) - Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has joined Roger Federer in withdrawing from the 2021 Australian Open after failing to recover fully from a lower back injury. The 35-year-old has not played s...
Dec 29, 2020
Turkey receives first shipment of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from China's Sinovac early on Wednesday, Reuters television footage showed, almost a week after Ankara said the vaccine was s...
Dec 29, 2020
Cheptegei gunning for 5,000m-10,000m double at Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei says he is targeting the 5,000m-10,000m double at the Tokyo Olympics after breaking the world records in both distances this year. The 24-year-old set a new 10,000...
Dec 29, 2020
