Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nepal's top court starts hearing challenge to PM Oli's dissolution of parliament
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday started hearing petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's sudden dissolution of parliament and call for fresh elec...
Dec 23, 2020
Lawmakers pass bill to restrict websites that 'discriminate' against Russian media
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to pass legislation allowing authorities to block or restrict websites like YouTube if they "discriminate" against Russian medi...
Dec 23, 2020
Hong Kong court grants tycoon Jimmy Lai bail in national security, fraud case
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court granted HK$10 million ($1.3 million) bail on Wednesday to media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the highest profile pro-democracy activist charged under the city's new nation...
Dec 23, 2020
European shares rise on Brexit trade deal hopes
(Reuters) - European shares rose on Wednesday as a report that a Brexit trade deal could be struck later in the day cheered investors amid concerns over the passage of a much-awaited U.S. pandemic aid...
Dec 23, 2020
Police detain Ugandan human rights lawyer ahead of vote
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Police said they had detained a prominent Ugandan human rights lawyer and government critic over money laundering allegations, in what his organisation said wa...
Dec 23, 2020
COVID-19 is not under control in France, says Paris hospital official
PARIS (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is not under control in France and a new lockdown must remain an option, Karine Lacombe, the head of the infectious diseases unit at Paris' Saint-Antoine hos...
Dec 23, 2020
Russia reports 27,250 new coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday reported 27,250 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 5,652 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 2,933,753. Authorities said 549 people had d...
Dec 23, 2020
As mutated variant spreads, PM Johnson mulls stricter lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will review its COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday to decide if it needs to impose stricter measures on more parts of England after a highly infectious mutate...
Dec 23, 2020
Bank of England must have 'laser focus' on inflation - Haldane
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England must have a "laser focus" on keeping inflation expectations in check once the COVID-19 crisis eases, the central bank's Chief Economist, Andy Haldane, said in an...
Dec 23, 2020
No Brexit trade deal yet as serious issues remain, British minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union have still not clinched a Brexit trade deal as serious issues remain unresolved that prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson signing up to an accord, a B...
Dec 23, 2020
