Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Burkina Faso President Kabore vows reconciliation during second term
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Kabore vowed on Monday to bring together the West African nation torn by violent Islamist militant attacks as he embarks on his second and fina...
Dec 28, 2020
Policeman killed in Chechnya knife attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two assailants armed with knives killed one policeman and injured another on Monday in the capital of Russia's southern Chechnya region, the local leader said. The poor and mainly M...
Dec 28, 2020
Philippines prolongs partial coronavirus curbs in Manila to Jan 31
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday extended partial coronavirus restrictions in the capital, Manila, until the end of January to prevent the spread of COVID-19 following...
Dec 28, 2020
France backs Brexit deal but vigilant on implementation
PARIS (Reuters) - France backs the draft Brexit trade deal agreed last week between the European Union and Britain but will be vigilant from day one over its proper implementation, President Emmanuel ...
Dec 28, 2020
Belarusian leader to gather delegates for reform plan critics call a sham
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that a National Assembly of unelected delegates would meet in February for the first time since 2016, part of a reform plan cri...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia reports 20.5% more deaths since pandemic - state statistics service
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has recorded 20.5% more deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the country in April, data from the Rosstat state statistics service, tallied by Reuters, showed on Monday...
Dec 28, 2020
Brazil's vice president taking antimalarial drug for COVID-19
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao is taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as part of an unproven treatment after contracting the novel coronavirus, his office sa...
Dec 28, 2020
U.S. EPA finalizing first-ever airplane emissions rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday will finalize the first-ever proposed standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes, a spokeswoman told R...
Dec 28, 2020
After property scandal, Pope tightens money controls
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has issued a new decree making charity funds more transparent and tightening controls on Vatican finances after a scandal over a luxury London ...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia's economy to grow 3-4% in 2021 - central bank
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy is set to contract by around 4% in 2020 and grow between 3% and 4% in 2021, the central bank said on Monday. (Reporting by Elena Fabrichnaya; Writing by Gabrielle T...
Dec 28, 2020
