Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi-Led coalition says intercepted drone launched by Yemen's Houthis: Saudi state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said on Monday it intercepted and destroyed an explosives-laden drone launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards Saudi Ara...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
Philippines reports 1,607 new coronavirus cases, 62 more deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Monday recorded 1,607 new coronavirus infections and 62 more deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 371,...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
UK hospital told to prepare for Oxford COVID vaccine in November: The Sun
LONDON (Reuters) - Staff at a major London hospital trust have been told to be ready to receive the first batches of the vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc, The Su...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
Renewed fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh threatens U.S.-backed truce
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Monday of violating a new U.S.-brokered ceasefire in fighting over the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, casting doubt over th...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
Russia's Mail.ru third-quarter revenue jumps 19.9% helped by gaming
(Reuters) - Russian internet group Mail.ru on Monday reported a 19.9% rise in third-quarter revenue as lockdowns boosted gaming though growth slowed from the second quarter as restrictions eased. Mail...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
Russia's new coronavirus cases hit new record high of 17,347
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's daily tally of new coronavirus cases surged to a record high of 17,347 on Monday, including 5,224 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 1,531,224. Authorities said 219 pe...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
'Demon Slayer' revenue tops $100 million in 10 days, breaking Japan box-office record
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese animated film "Demon Slayer" shattered a box-office record, reaching revenue of 10.75 billion yen ($102.48 million) in just 10 days, the film's distributor said on Monday. T...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
China to impose sanctions on U.S. firms over Taiwan arms sales
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will impose sanctions on U.S. entities participating in U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense and Raytheon w...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
France may be experiencing 100,000 new COVID cases per day: government medical advisor
PARIS (Reuters) - France may be experiencing 100,000 new COVID-19 cases per day - two times more than the latest figures - Professor Jean-Franois Delfraissy, who heads the scientific council that advi...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
'It'll be carnage': British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown
By Kate Holton SEVINGTON, England (Reuters) - Deal or no deal, British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world's bi...
Thomson Reuters Oct 26, 2020
