Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Researchers in Thailand testing horseshoe bats for coronavirus
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Researchers in Thailand began collecting samples from horseshoe bats to test them for coronavirus amid concerns they may pose a threat to local residents, a government statement sa...
Jun 13, 2020
Iran will reimpose restrictions if health rules not observed
(Reuters) - Iran will reimpose restrictions to stem a surge in coronavirus cases if health regulations are not observed, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday. After gradually relaxing its lockdow...
Jun 13, 2020
Eight people wounded in shooting outside bar in San Antonio, Texas
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A gunman shot and wounded eight people outside a San Antonio, Texas, bar late Friday night, but there were no fatalities, police said. San Antonio Police Chief William McManu...
Jun 13, 2020
William S. Sessions, former FBI director, dies at 90: media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - William S. Sessions, an FBI chief under three U.S. presidents who won praise for bringing more diversity to the agency but who was fired after being investigated for ethical lap...
Jun 13, 2020
Austria plans coronavirus help for jobless, families
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Austrian government intends to make one-off payments to jobless people and boost spending on families with children as part of measures this year to cushion the blow from the co...
Jun 13, 2020
Philippines must pass anti-terrorism bill to stay off "grey list": council
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines risks being included in an international "grey list" of nations falling short of global money-laundering rules if it fails to enact and effectively implement a new a...
Jun 13, 2020
Thousands attend Black Lives Matter protests across Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of people across Australia attended Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday wearing masks and practising social distancing amid warnings from state leaders to call off the...
Jun 13, 2020
Taiwan Black Lives Matter protest gets indigenous twist
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Hundreds packed into a park in central Taipei on Saturday for a Black Lives Matter protest, with a group of indigenous Taiwanese given prominent billing to draw attention to discrim...
Jun 13, 2020
Mayor urges people to avoid central London ahead of protests
LONDON (Reuters) - London's mayor called on people to stay away from central London on Saturday as the capital prepared for potential confrontation between anti-racism protesters and far right groups....
Jun 13, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,014 new COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Saturday 1,014 new coronavirus infections and 43 more deaths, taking the total number of cases to 37,420 and fatalities to 2,091, health ministry official Ach...
Jun 13, 2020
