Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hungarians march to protest PM Orban's anti-Roma campaign
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - More than 2,000 Hungarians, including Roma families and civil groups, marched to parliament on Sunday to protest against the government's refusal to pay compensa...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020
Trial to begin of former French PM Fillon over fake jobs scandal
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - Former French prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope go on trial on Monday over a fake jobs scandal that wrecked his 2017 run for president and open...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020
France stands by Greece over tensions in Aegean Sea: French defense minister
ATHENS (Reuters) - France will stand by Greece and Cyprus, supporting both in their disputes with Turkey over maritime zones in the Mediterranean, French Defence Minister Florence Parly was quoted say...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020
Iran says turnout in parliamentary election was 42%: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's interior minister said on Sunday that turnout in the country's parliamentary election on Feb. 21 was around 42%, state TV reported, the lowest participation since Iran's 1979 ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020
In Riyadh, top central bankers unsettled by shifting sands of inflation
By Leika Kihara, Francesco Canepa and Howard Schneider RIYADH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central bankers from the United States, Japan and the euro zone meeting in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia this ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020
Belgian designer Raf Simons joins Prada as co-creative director
MILAN (Reuters) - Raf Simons will join Prada as co-creative director, marking the first time the Italian fashion house will have an outsider working with renowned head designer Miuccia Prada. Belgian-...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020
Britain considers looser fiscal rules for March 11 budget: Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is considering relaxing rules on public spending at an upcoming budget on March 11, the Sunday Times reported citing unnamed sources. Finance minister Rishi Sunak, appointed...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020
Iraq extends ban on border crossings by Iranians
(Reuters) - Iraq has extended an entry ban for any non-Iraqis coming from Iran, the prime minister said, as authorities in Tehran announced 15 more cases of coronavirus and a death toll of eight. Bagh...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020
Gandhi's former home gets facelift ahead of Trump's first India visit
By Alasdair Pal and Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India deployed more than 100,00 police and gave a facelift to the former home of independence hero Mahatma Gandhi on Sunday on the eve of ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020
Sport-Events affected by the coronavirus epidemic
(Reuters) - The following is a list of international sports events affected by the outbreak of the new coronavirus. ATHLETICS * The World Athletics Indoor Championships, scheduled for Nanjing from Mar...
Thomson Reuters Feb 23, 2020