Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hasidic Jewish pilgrims block Ukraine border when barred entry
KYIV (Reuters) - Hundreds of Hasidic Jews who set off on a pilgrimage to Ukraine despite coronavirus restrictions blocked the frontier on Tuesday after border guards would not let them in. A video pos...
Sep 15, 2020
Hong Kong to open bars, pools and theme parks after mass testing scheme
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will reopen bars, swimming pools and theme parks from Friday as it relaxes coronavirus restrictions after the testing of nearly two million people in a programme organi...
Sep 15, 2020
After UAE and Bahrain deals, is Saudi Arabia softening its stance on Israel?
By Marwa Rashad and Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - When one of Saudi Arabia's leading clerics called this month for Muslims to avoid "passionate emotions and fiery enthusiasm" towards Jews,...
Sep 15, 2020
Two dozen Hong Kong activists appear in court over banned Tiananmen vigil
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Two dozen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists appeared in court on Tuesday to hear charges of participating in an illegal assembly over a June 4 vigil commemorating the crackdown o...
Sep 15, 2020
Lin ends Ducks stint to rekindle NBA dream
(Reuters) - Jeremy Lin says leaving Chinese team Beijing Ducks is one of the hardest decisions of his life but necessary to revive his National Basketball Association (NBA) career. The former New York...
Sep 15, 2020
Walmart's Flipkart to hire 70,000 in India ahead of big shopping event
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Walmart Inc's Flipkart said on Tuesday it would create 70,000 new jobs and employ many more as delivery partners and in other roles as it prepares for a surge in online shopping ...
Sep 15, 2020
Belarus says Lithuania broke international law by recognising Tsikhanouskaya as leader
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Neighbouring Lithuania violated international law when it recognised opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as Belarusian leader on Sept. 10, Belarus' upper house of parliam...
Sep 15, 2020
Britain's financial watchdog reviews scandal-hit consumer investment market
LONDON (Reuters) - There have been too many scams and scandals in Britain's financial services market and a fundamental review is needed, the Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday. Consumers hav...
Sep 15, 2020
Indonesia reports coronavirus cases rise by 3,507 to 225,030
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Tuesday 3,507 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's total tally to 225,030, Health Ministry data showed. The number of deaths rose by 124 to 8,965,...
Sep 15, 2020
Ex-Leumi CEO Russak-Aminoach to head new Team8 fintech venture
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli cyber group Team8 said on Tuesday it had hired former Bank Leumi chief executive Rakefet Russak-Aminoach to lead a new division that aims to develop financial technology ...
Sep 15, 2020
