Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kuwait's cabinet hands in resignation, emir asks PM to prepare for election: KUNA
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's new emir has asked the Gulf state's cabinet to carry on its duties and prepare for parliamentary elections due this year after the prime minister handed in his government's...
Oct 06, 2020
Santander's Botin cautions over second and even third COVID-19 waves
LONDON (Reuters) - Santander chairman Ana Botn said on Tuesday that there were tough times ahead as the world entered in the second wave of the novel coronavirus crisis - and that there could even be ...
Oct 06, 2020
Thais remember 1976 student massacre as protests grow
By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thais paid their respects with flowers and prayers on Tuesday to the victims of a 1976 massacre of pro-democracy students by state forces, an event given new re...
Oct 06, 2020
Self-isolating Commission head snubs EU advice on COVID-19 quarantine length
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she would leave quarantine on Tuesday after having been in contact with someone positive for...
Oct 06, 2020
EU reviewing Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in real time
(Reuters) - The European health regulator has started a real-time review of the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, days after launching a similar assessment process for AstraZene...
Oct 06, 2020
Poland reports new record of daily coronavirus-related deaths
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported a record 58 daily coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said on Twitter, with data showing sharp increases in the number of ventilators and hosp...
Oct 06, 2020
Exclusive: Taliban, Afghan negotiators agree ground rules to continue peace talks
(Reuters) - Taliban officials and Afghan representatives have agreed on a code of conduct that sets ground rules to advance their peace talks in Doha, three official sources said on Tuesday. The deleg...
Oct 06, 2020
European Parliament set for tight vote on 'historic' climate law
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the European Parliament expect a tight vote on Tuesday on the European Union's new climate target for 2030, with support splintered over the bloc's gre...
Oct 06, 2020
New pandemic wave could delay euro zone rebound, Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic risks delaying the euro zone's economic recovery, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday. "We now fear that t...
Oct 06, 2020
Absent with leave: calls grow for BTS members to postpone or skip military service
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Calls are mounting within South Korea for members of megaband BTS to be granted alternatives or delays to mandatory military service, with some lawmakers and fans argu...
Oct 06, 2020
