Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vietnam condemns new Chinese military drills in South China Sea
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Wednesday accused China of violating its sovereignty by conducting military drills in a disputed part of the South China Sea and said Beijing's actions were "complicating"...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. rejects U.N. rights panel upholding access to abortions during pandemic
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday hit back at a U.N. women's rights panel that said some U.S. states limited access to abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic, reje...
Aug 26, 2020
Thai protest boycotts force businesses to pick sides
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - The owner of Burger King's franchise in Thailand became the latest company on Wednesday to bow to boycott calls by protesters who ac...
Aug 26, 2020
Over 1,500 human bones found at Osaka historical grave site
TOKYO (Reuters) - An excavation in the western Japanese city of Osaka has unearthed more than 1,500 human bones at what is thought to be a burial site dating back some 160 years, city officials have s...
Aug 26, 2020
Thai minister says clampdown won't stop as Facebook plans to fight order
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's digital minister vowed no relent on Wednesday in a crackdown on social media content deemed illegal and said it was unlikely Facebook would fo...
Aug 26, 2020
Euro zone economy growing according to ECB's baseline, policymaker says
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is growing in line with the path the European Central Bank projected in June, and the bank's bond purchase scheme to help tackle the pandemic emergency is ...
Aug 26, 2020
'Polishing the gun': China, U.S. tensions raise Taiwan conflict fears
By Ben Blanchard and Yew Lun Tian TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Numerous Chinese and U.S. military exercises, Taiwan missiles tracking Chinese fighters and plummeting China-U.S. ties make for a heady coc...
Aug 26, 2020
Indonesia reports 2,306 new coronavirus infections, 86 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 2,306 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total number of cases to 160,165, data published on the country's health ministry website showed. The d...
Aug 26, 2020
France to join military exercises in Eastern Mediterranean: ministry
PARIS (Reuters) - France will join military exercises with Italy, Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean from Aug. 26 to Aug. 28, the French Armed Forces Ministry said on Wednesday. The minist...
Aug 26, 2020
Dozens of migrants rescued off Greek island
ATHENS (Reuters) - Dozens of migrants have been rescued from a boat off the Greek island of Halki, the coast guard said on Wednesday, in one of the biggest operations of its kind in the country in mon...
Aug 26, 2020
