Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cambodian official says human rights 'need to be put aside' in drug war
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian official on Wednesday defended an anti-drug campaign that has been decried as rife with abuses, saying human rights "need to be put aside" to fight drugs that destro...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Golf: Park is proud to see South Korea lead the way in resumption of sport
(Reuters) - With golf finally resuming when South Korea hosts the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Championship, world number three Park Sung-hyun says she feels a sense of pride tha...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
EU opens legal cases against countries over travel refunds
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is taking the first step in legal procedures against countries that are breaching EU law by not insisting that companies provide cash refunds to customers ...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Timeline - Lebanon's ordeal: Economic and political crises since civil war
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon begins negotiations with the International Monetary Fund this week, seeking the IMF's financial assistance for the first time as the country grapples with an acute financial...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
EasyJet, Germanwings lose legal fight against EU's Italian airport ruling
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Easyjet and Lufthansa's Germanwings on Wednesday lost their challenge against an EU ruling ordering Italy to recover illegal state aid granted to airlines serving ...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Six players at Serbia's Novi Pazar have contracted coronavirus: club
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Six players at Serbian second division side Novi Pazar have contracted the novel coronavirus and have been quarantined, the club's general secretary Fikret Medjedovic said on Wedn...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Philippines probes Manila police chief's birthday bash amid lockdown
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines government ordered a probe on Wednesday of the Manila police chief's birthday celebrations after photographs posted online showed him and dozens of fellow officers f...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Poland's Senate says in no hurry to review rules on election voting procedures
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's upper house of parliament will take however much time it need to review legislation for voting procedures in the country's upcoming presidential election, the Senate speake...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Canada-U.S. border to stay closed to non-essential travel until June 21: Globe and Mail
(Reuters) - The Canada-U.S. border is expected to stay closed to non-essential travel until June 21, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Wednesday. Canada and the United States had agreed on Apri...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Spain plans keeping borders closed until July: government sources
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish authorities are planning to keep borders closed to most travellers from abroad until July, two foreign ministry sources told Reuters on Wednesday, in a move to try and avoid...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
