Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: Biden win would lift Mexico-U.S. ties but energy is 'canary in the mine'
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Joe Biden presidency would lower border tensions and raise pressure on Mexico to respect U.S. business interests as the two neighbors implement a trade deal de...
Oct 23, 2020
Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia report surge in coronavirus cases
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours in Croatia hit a record high of 1,867, while seven people died. So far, Croatia has recorded 31,717 cases with 413 deaths...
Oct 23, 2020
Iran blacklists U.S. ambassador in Iraq, reciprocating U.S. move
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Friday blacklisted the U.S. ambassador in Iraq and two other diplomats following a similar move by the United States against Iran's envoy to Baghdad, the Iranian Foreign Mini...
Oct 23, 2020
Positive pre-clinical data for CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) - German biotech company CureVac said on Friday its potential vaccine against the coronavirus triggered an immune response in pre-clinical animal studies. The Tuebingen-based company,...
Oct 23, 2020
French PM to seek new law to better protect public servants against threats
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday his government would introduce legislation to better protect to public servants against threats. France has cracked down on Islamist ...
Oct 23, 2020
Syrian minister leads mourners for cleric killed in bombing
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners including Syria's religious affairs minister attended a funeral in Damascus on Friday for the state's top Muslim cleric, who was killed in a bombing near the ca...
Oct 23, 2020
Philippines' Duterte promises payment as Red Cross stops COVID-19 tests
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday his government will pay the 931 million pesos ($19.25 million) it owes the Red Cross after the humanitarian agency stopped conduc...
Oct 23, 2020
Holocaust survivor and Nazi sympathiser's son forge friendship in Belgium
By Clement Rossignol BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More than seven decades ago, their families were divided by war and hatred - Koenraad Tinel, the son of a Nazi sympathiser, and Simon Gronowski, a Holocaust s...
Oct 23, 2020
Trump's description of India as filthy sets off calls for cleaner air
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's description of India as a filthy place with polluted air has unleashed calls on social media for urgent clean-up action, particularly ...
Oct 23, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey tested Russian S-400s, shrugs off U.S. reaction
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Friday that Turkey had been testing the S-400 air defense system it bought from Russia, adding that the objection from NATO ally United...
Oct 23, 2020
