Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Colombian ex-president's defense team asks for case to be transferred
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - The defense team for former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering, has asked for the handling of the case t...
Aug 20, 2020
Nigeria to deny entry to countries that bar Nigerians: minister
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria will bar entry to citizens of countries that do not allow in Nigerians due to coronavirus restrictions, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said on Thursday. "The principle of reci...
Aug 20, 2020
Brazil's July federal tax revenue falls to 115.99 billion reais, lowest since 2009: tax agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's federal tax revenue fell to 115.99 billion reais ($20.7 billion) in July, the federal tax service said on Thursday, down 17.7% in real terms on the same month last year a...
Aug 20, 2020
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it intercepted and downed drone
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it intercepted and downed a booby-trapped drone towards the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the state news agency said on Thursday. Cross-border attack...
Aug 20, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 172,416 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1,404 to 172,416 and reported 5,506,929 cases, an in...
Aug 20, 2020
Venezuela looking to buy Iranian missiles: Colombian president says
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Thursday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's administration is looking to buy Iranian missiles and is handing over weapons made in Russ...
Aug 20, 2020
Two die fighting California lightning fires, tens of thousands flee
By Steven Lam (Reuters) - Two people have been killed fighting hundreds of wildfires ignited by intense lightning storms in California and tens of thousands have fled their homes as structures burn an...
Aug 20, 2020
Russia rejects U.S. plan to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia rejected U.S. plans to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran as "nonexistent," saying only a country that remains in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal can trigger the return of the...
Aug 20, 2020
Russia's economy ministry says GDP down 4.7% y/y in July
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) fell 4.7% in July after having fallen 6.4% in the previous month, the country's economy ministry said on Thursday. The ministry had previously ...
Aug 20, 2020
French sees 4,711 new COVID infections, close to lockdown record
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 4,711 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, a new post-lockdown record and a level last seen during the height of the epidemic in Fra...
Aug 20, 2020
