Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Erdogan tells Trudeau suspension of drone exports is against alliance spirit
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Canada's suspension of the export of some drone technology was not in line with the spirit of all...
Oct 17, 2020
Czech Republic's daily COVID-19 infections top 11,000 for first time
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic, facing Europe's biggest surge in new coronavirus infections per capita, reported 11,105 COVID-19 cases on Friday, its largest single-day tally so far of the pand...
Oct 17, 2020
Two foreign ministers test positive for COVID-19 after EU meeting
VIENNA (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Austria and Belgium have tested positive for coronavirus after attending a meeting with EU colleagues earlier this week, raising concerns the gathering may ...
Oct 17, 2020
New Zealand ruling party registers strong start as election counting begins
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party held a commanding lead in New Zealand's general election on Saturday, very early tallies showed. Labour had 50% of ...
Oct 17, 2020
Malaysia's Anwar says facing 'malicious' probe on list of backers for PM bid
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Friday said a police investigation into a list that purports to show lawmakers backing his bid for the premiership was...
Oct 17, 2020
Ukraine's new daily coronavirus cases exceed 6,000
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered a record 6,410 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Saturday, up from a previous record of 5,992 reported on Friday. The c...
Oct 17, 2020
India's coronavirus infections rise to 7.43 million
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's cumulative tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.43 million on Saturday, having risen by 62,212 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed. But the number of act...
Oct 17, 2020
Hong Kong activist Grandma Wong says kept back in Shenzhen for 14 months
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong protester dubbed "Grandma Wong" said on Saturday that Chinese authorities kept her in custody for a month and a half across the border in Shenzhen, where she allegedl...
Oct 17, 2020
Myanmar says most Rakhine voting stations will not operate in Nov election
(Reuters) - More than half the polling stations initially planned in conflict-torn Rakhine for Myanmar's Nov. 8 election will no longer operate, as parts of the state are too unstable for voting, the ...
Oct 17, 2020
New Zealand rangers, volunteers try to rescue 25 stranded whales
(Reuters) - New Zealand rangers and volunteers were trying to rescue some 25 whales stranded on a beach on the country's North Island, the Department of Conservation said on Saturday. A pod of around ...
Oct 17, 2020
