Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Foreign judge quits Hong Kong's top court, cites national security law concerns
HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) - One of the 14 foreign judges on Hong Kong's highest court said he had resigned due to concerns over a sweeping new national security law imposed by Beijing on the former B...
Sep 18, 2020
Volleyball: Club World Championships cancelled due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - This year's Volleyball Club World Championships have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport's governing body FIVB said. "The FIVB is committed to ensuring the health and we...
Sep 18, 2020
Attacks surge in northwest Pakistan as Afghan peace effort brings shifting sands
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Militants have stepped up attacks on security forces in northwest Pakistan raising fears of a revival of their insurgency and a return of lawlessness as brighter p...
Sep 18, 2020
Israel imposes second coronavirus lockdown during high holidays
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel will enter a second nationwide lockdown on Friday at the onset of the Jewish high-holiday season, forcing residents to stay mostly at home amid a resurgence in new coronavi...
Sep 18, 2020
Russia reports 5,905 new coronavirus cases, 134 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 5,905 new coronavirus cases on Friday, pushing its tally to 1,091,186, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 134 people had died in the last 24 hours, br...
Sep 18, 2020
Thailand reports first coronavirus death in over 100 days
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Friday reported its first coronavirus death in more than 100 days, a health official said, after an infected Thai citizen had returned from abroad earlier this month. T...
Sep 18, 2020
UK health minister says COVID-19 testing system is not chaotic
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister on Friday disputed questioning from a reporter who cast the coronavirus testing system as a barely functioning chaotic shambles, instead praising the head ...
Sep 18, 2020
Japan econmin: Determined to prevent Japan from returning to deflation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday that he was determined to prevent the nation from returning to deflation and that he would cooperate with the Bank of Jap...
Sep 18, 2020
European stocks struggle as virus worries weigh on fragile recovery
(Reuters) - European stocks struggled for momentum in early deals on Friday, with a resurgence in coronavirus cases across the continent raising concerns about its impact on a nascent economic recover...
Sep 18, 2020
London on course for new COVID curbs: Evening Standard
LONDON (Reuters) - Official figures due for release later on Friday will show a sharp rise in COVID cases in London, putting Britain's capital at risk of restrictions on socialising over the next two ...
Sep 18, 2020
