Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Take Five: Hong Kong takes center stage
LONDON (Reuters) - 1/ TESTY RELATIONS China just concluded its closed-door annual meeting of parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), with top officials making clear that employment is the to...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
Kazakhstan to ease lockdown next week
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Kazakhstan will take down police checkpoints between its regions next week and reopen kindergartens and gyms as it moves to ease its coronavirus lockdown, the government...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
Exclusive: Brazil's Embraer draws foreign interest after Boeing rift - sources
By Marcelo Rochabrun, Sanjeev Miglani and Tim Hepher NEW DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) - Aircraft makers are circling Brazil's Embraer weeks after Boeing ditched plans for a historic commercial aviation tie-u...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
Athletics: 2020 Multisport World Championships moved to 2021 due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - This year's Multisport World Championships, scheduled to take place in Almere from Sept. 4-13, have been pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, World Triathlon said on Friday. T...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
Three wounded in shootout in Kiev suburb, 20 detained
KIEV (Reuters) - Dozens of people, some armed with what appeared to be hunting rifles, clashed in broad daylight on Friday in a residential suburb outside the capital Kiev, and at least three people w...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
Philippines records 21 new coronavirus deaths, 1,046 more infections
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Friday reported 21 more novel coronavirus deaths and 1,046 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total deaths rose to 942 while confirmed...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
UAE to shorten Covid-19 prevention curfew by two hours
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will shorten from Saturday by two hours a nightly curfew meant to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the country's state news agency said on Friday...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
Azerbaijan says extends quarantine regime until June 15
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's government said on Friday it had extended its quarantine regime and border closure because of the coronavirus outbreak until June 15. The quarantine regime had been intro...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
Turkey's AK Party plans measures seen as potential obstacle to new parties
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party is planning to push through measures with its nationalist allies that affect how political groups may contest elections a...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
Middle East rich most cautious after oil plunge, COVID-19 crisis: Barclays
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - High net worth individuals in the Middle East have become the most risk averse among wealthy investors in emerging markets after being hit by the oil price crash, acco...
Thomson Reuters May 29, 2020
