Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slovak COVID-19 infections keep rising, government calls troops to help
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia reported another daily record number of new coronavirus infections on Friday, prompting the government to call up hundreds of troops to help public health officials and war...
Oct 09, 2020
Romania recalls its ambassador from Belarus
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania is recalling its ambassador to Belarus in solidarity with Lithuania and Poland, Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said on Friday, joining several other states amid continue...
Oct 09, 2020
Huawei ousted from heart of EU as Nokia wins Belgian 5G contracts
By Supantha Mukherjee and Mathieu Rosemain STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) - Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid U.S. pressure to exclude the ...
Oct 09, 2020
'We're scared': Lebanon on edge as time and money run out
By Ellen Francis and Issam Abdallah BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fouad Khamasi fills his taxi every day with about 40,000 Lebanese pounds' worth of fuel. It could cost at least four times that much if subsidies...
Oct 09, 2020
Swiatek's run to final not by chance, says coach
By Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek's incredible run to the French Open final has taken the tennis world by storm but her one person who is not surprised is her coach Piotr Sierzputowsk...
Oct 09, 2020
UK's Sunak readies new jobs plan as economic recovery wanes
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce on Friday his latest plan to support jobs hit by the expected closure of bars, restaurants and other businesses as t...
Oct 09, 2020
China expects to meet poverty alleviation goal, sustainability the next test
By Yew Lun Tian LIANGSHAN, China (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping beamed down benevolently from a poster in the new flat of unemployed Jigu Gatie, provided by the Chinese government as part of efforts...
Oct 09, 2020
South Africa corruption inquiry to summon Zuma to appear next month
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African corruption inquiry will issue a summons for former president Jacob Zuma to appear to give evidence next month, the judge chairing the proc...
Oct 09, 2020
Russia expected to register second COVID-19 vaccine on October 15: developer
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is expected to register a second potential vaccine against COVID-19 on Oct. 15, the vaccine's developer said on Friday. The vaccine has been developed by Siberia's Vector Ins...
Oct 09, 2020
Thai army denies Twitter disinformation campaign after takedowns
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's army on Friday denied using nearly a thousand Twitter accounts blocked by the social media company, which said they were linked to the army an...
Oct 09, 2020
