Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 43, with 593 people infected
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 43, a health official told state TV on Saturday, adding that the number of infected people across the country has reached ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020
Greek police fire teargas on migrants at border with Turkey
By Lefteris Papadimas KASTANIES, Greece (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas toward migrants who were gathered on its border with Turkey and demanding entry on Saturday, as a crisis over Syria abrup...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020
Turkey's Erdogan asks Russia's Putin to step aside in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had asked President Vladimir Putin for Russia to step aside in Syria and leave Turkey to deal with Syrian government forc...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020
Pope resumes individual official audiences, cancels group meetings
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who has been suffering from what the Vatican says is a "slight indisposition," resumed official audiences with individuals in his residence on...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020
Polish oil refiner sues Commerzbank's mBank, others over interchange fees
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's biggest oil refiner, PKN Orlen , has sued Commerzbank-owned mBank , along with Mastercard , Visa and another bank, for 636 million zlotys ($162.07 million) in damages relat...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020
Turkish strikes in northwest Syria kill 48 pro-Damascus troops: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkish ground and air strikes on Syrian government forces and their allies in northwest Syria's Idlib have killed 48 pro-Damascus soldiers in the past 24 hours, the Syrian Observat...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020
Former British finance minister says would have cut income tax
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British finance minister Sajid Javid said he would have cut income tax cut if he had not resigned this month after a clash with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Javid told The T...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020
China data portends more punishment for bruised stock markets
By David Randall, Lewis Krauskopf and April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stock markets should fall further on Monday after a record contraction in China's manufacturing and service sectors becaus...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020
Greek police fire teargas on Turkish border at migrants
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas against groups of migrants throwing stones on its border with Turkey, live images from Greece's Skai TV showed. It showed groups of people hurling stones ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020
Malaysia's king appoints Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Muhyiddin Yassin will become Malaysia's next prime minister, the country's king said on Saturday, saying he may have the majority support among lawmakers in parliament. Muhyid...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2020