Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uzbekistan stages outdoor exams for 1.4 million university applicants
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of youngsters headed to sports arenas across Uzbekistan on Wednesday to sit university entrance exams in the open air due to the coronavirus pandemic. The massiv...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Qatar Emir meets Trump adviser Kushner: statement
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, met U.S. President Donald Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner on Wednesday, the Amiri Diwan said, following an accord between th...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Britain still not engaging constructively on key Brexit areas, says EU's Barnier
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Britain has so far not engaged constructively in the key areas under negotiation on future ties with the European Union that must be settled by the end of next month, the bloc's chi...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Germany's Scholz: EU recovery prospects good, but worst might not be over
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - There are indications that the European economy will recover well from the pandemic-induced recession, but the worst might not be over yet, Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Spanish court strips late dictator Franco's heirs of summer palace
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court stripped General Francisco Franco's heirs of the late dictator's summer palace and ordered it to be transferred to the Spanish state, which had claimed ownership of ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
India bans 118 mobile apps including Tencent's PUBG
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India has banned another 118 mostly Chinese mobile apps including Tencent Holdings Ltd's popular videogame PUBG, citing data security concerns, according to a government statemen...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Investors shun Thailand as growth weakens, political protests heat up
By Tom Westbrook and Scott Murdoch SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A selloff in the Thai baht, underperforming stocks and pressure on the bond market reflect growing concern from global investors over...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
German SPD leader can call anti-lockdown protesters 'Covidiots': prosecutors
BERLIN (Reuters) - Anti-lockdown protesters and face-mask refusers can be called "Covidiots", German prosecutors said on Wednesday, dismissing legal complaints against Social Democrat co-leader Saskia...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
Saudi Arabia sentences seven Islamist militants to death over killings of Shi'ites
RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi court has sentenced seven Islamic State militants to death over a 2014 shooting attack that killed eight Shi'ite Muslims near the eastern city of al-Ahsa, state television r...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
U.S. private payrolls increase modestly in August: ADP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased less than expected in August, suggesting that the labor market recovery was slowing as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and fiscal stimulus fades. ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 02, 2020
