Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia reports 14,922 new coronavirus cases, 279 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday recorded 14,922 new coronavirus cases, pushing the national tally to 1,384,235. Officials also said 279 people had died in the previous 24 hours, taking the offic...
Oct 17, 2020
Austria's daily coronavirus cases surge past 2,000 to new record: paper
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's daily tally of new coronavirus cases has surpassed 2,000 for the first time, surging to a new record, newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported on Saturday. The tabloid, which has...
Oct 17, 2020
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
