Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia reports 4,538 new coronavirus cases, 98 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 4,538 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing its infections total to 315,714, data from the country's health ministry showed. There were also 98 new deaths...
Oct 07, 2020
Japan Airlines aims for discount network to capture post-coronavirus tourism
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines wants to create a low-cost carrier network with three of its discount carriers to tap leisure travel that, unlike business travel, could rebound as the coronavirus wan...
Oct 07, 2020
Kuwait's emir names security czar Sheikh Meshal as crown prince
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's new ruler Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Wednesday named Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad, deputy head of the country's National Guard, as crown prince of the U.S.-allied OPE...
Oct 07, 2020
Philippines confirms 2,825 new coronavirus cases, 60 deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday recorded 2,825 new coronavirus infections and 60 additional deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases in the Phili...
Oct 07, 2020
Putin says he has noted Joe Biden's harsh anti-Russian rhetoric
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had noted what he called harsh anti-Russian rhetoric from U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, but said he had bee...
Oct 07, 2020
Athens comes to standstill for Golden Dawn verdict
ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of people converged on Greece's main appeals court on Wednesday ahead of a ruling on whether the country's far-right Golden Dawn party was a criminal group. Holding banner...
Oct 07, 2020
Palestinian village installs cameras, accusing Israeli settlers of attacks
By Rami Ayyub and Mohammad Abu Ganeyeh KISAN, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians are installing a video surveillance system in a remote village in the occupied West Bank to keep an eye on nearby Israe...
Oct 07, 2020
Current COVID-19 measures are best way of dealing with virus, UK minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Local lockdowns and different restrictions across Britain are the best way for the country to deal with the coronavirus at the moment, trade minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday. As...
Oct 07, 2020
Japan budget requests hit record of $997 billion, fuelled by pandemic spending
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ministries have asked for a record $997 billion in initial budget for the next fiscal year, the finance ministry said, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's...
Oct 07, 2020
"I forgot": Australia casino billionaire Packer explains share sale slip-up
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian billionaire James Packer said on Wednesday he "forgot" his casino firm Crown Resorts Ltd was banned from dealing with associates of Hong Kong's Stanley Ho w...
Oct 07, 2020
