Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai protesters demand the release of anti-government activists
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Dozens of protesters gathered in front of a Bangkok court on Saturday to demand the release of activist leaders, vowing to escalate anti-government demonstrations with a call for a...
Aug 07, 2020
Beijing's top Hong Kong office says U.S. sanctions are 'clowning actions' and 'ridiculous'
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Beijing's top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday it strongly condemns sanctions imposed by Washington that targeted the bureau's most senior official in the city...
Aug 07, 2020
Head of China's Hong Kong liaison office says U.S. sanctions indicate he is doing what he should
BEIJING (Reuters) - Director at China's Hong Kong Liaison Office, Luo Huining, said U.S. sanctions on him indicated he was doing what he "should be doing for my country and Hong Kong", a statement on ...
Aug 07, 2020
Facebook removes small pro-Trump network based in Romania
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it recently removed a small network of accounts operating from Romania that had been promoting President Donald Trump's re-electi...
Aug 07, 2020
Trump says he will join international aid conference call for Lebanon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will join a conference call with Lebanon's president and other world leaders on Sunday to discuss aid to Lebanon in the wake o...
Aug 07, 2020
Australia's Victoria sees 'stabilisation' in new coronavirus cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state, Victoria, recorded 466 cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday and 12 COVID-19 deaths, though authorities expressed hope for a stabilisation...
Aug 07, 2020
New Zealand PM Ardern launches 'COVID election' campaign promising jobs
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday launched her re-election campaign promising a "laser-like" focus on boosting jobs and economic growth hit by the COVID-19 p...
Aug 07, 2020
City in China's Inner Mongolia issues warning after bubonic plague patient dies
BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning after a patient who had bubonic plague died of multiple organ failure, state media reported on Saturd...
Aug 07, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,122 to 215,336: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,122 to 215,336, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The reporte...
Aug 07, 2020
Jerry Falwell Jr. takes indefinite leave from Liberty University post
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Jerry Falwell Jr., a leading evangelical ally of President Donald Trump, has taken an indefinite leave of absence from his posts as president and chancellor of Liberty Univ...
Aug 07, 2020
