Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire
By Lefteris Papadimas LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas on Saturday during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a blaze at Europe's largest refugee centre, who demanded to ...
Sep 12, 2020
Hungary daily coronavirus cases near 1,000, schools to stay open
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's daily new coronavirus cases reached a record 916 on Saturday, by far the highest since the onset of the pandemic as schools reopened and strict measures that helped cont...
Sep 12, 2020
Taiwan says plans to sign up for 'COVAX' vaccine allocation scheme
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will sign up to the "COVAX" global vaccine allocation plan to ensure it will be able to access a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, the island's health minister sai...
Sep 12, 2020
Greek police fire teargas at migrants on Lesbos island
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas to disperse a group of migrants protesting on the island of Lesbos on Saturday, four days after fires burnt the overflowing Moria refugee camp to ...
Sep 12, 2020
Osaka 'a Jesse Owens of Japan' for racial injustice stand
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has been the dominant storyline of the 2020 U.S. Open, both for on-court performances that mean she will be playing in Saturday's final and for her vocal ...
Sep 12, 2020
Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari executed: state media
(Reuters) - Iran's champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed after being convicted of stabbing to death a security guard during anti-government protests in 2018, state media said on Saturday. A...
Sep 12, 2020
Families of captured Hong Kong activists demand their return from Chinese detention
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A group of Hong Kong families on Saturday demanded the urgent return of their activist relatives detained last month by mainland Chinese authorities as they tried ...
Sep 12, 2020
Oregon's wildfires force mass evacuations, but shifting weather offers some hope
By Deborah Bloom PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Deadly wildfires raging across Oregon kept half a million people under evacuation alert on Friday even as weary firefighters took advantage of improved weat...
Sep 12, 2020
China will release five Indian nationals detained at border: Global Times
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will release five Indian nationals it detained earlier this month in a region bordering Tibet, state-back tabloid Global Times reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources. ...
Sep 12, 2020
Credit Suisse CEO urges end of cantonal banks' privileges
VIENNA (Reuters) - Swistzerland's state-backed regional banks' privileges should be scrapped so they pay the same taxes as private banks, Credit Suisse Chief Executive Thomas Gottstein has said. "I co...
Sep 12, 2020
