Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Czech Olympic javelin champion Zatopkova dies aged 97
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech javelin champion Dana Zatopkova, who won an Olympic gold medal on the same day her husband did in 1952, died on Friday, the Czech Olympic Committee said. She was 97. Zatopkova...
Mar 13, 2020
Kremlin, worried by coronavirus, tells journalists who cover Putin to stay away if they feel unwell
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday told journalists who cover President Vladimir Putin to stay away from official events if they felt unwell as a precautionary measure to protect Kremlin staff f...
Mar 13, 2020
EU to give states spending leeway to tackle virus fallout on economy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to formally announce on Friday measures that would let EU governments spend more freely to prop up economic sectors battered by the coronavirus cris...
Mar 13, 2020
Bulgaria declares state of emergency over coronavirus
SOFIA (Reuters) - The Bulgarian parliament voted unanimously on Friday to declare a state of emergency until April 13 to contain the spread of coronavirus after the number of confirmed cases in the co...
Mar 13, 2020
Zhang Yiming, founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, gears up for the global stage
By Yingzhi Yang and Julie Zhu BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The founder of China's ByteDance, owner of the wildly successful TikTok app, has for years aspired to make ByteDance the first Chinese firm ...
Mar 13, 2020
Uganda accuses ex-general of seeking Rwandan support to remove Museveni
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan police said on Friday that they had arrested a retired general who plans to stand for president on suspicion that he sought support from neighboring Rw...
Mar 13, 2020
China sidesteps spokesman's claim of U.S. role in coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang sidestepped questions on Friday about whether Beijing blames the United States for the coronavirus, a day after another spokesman sug...
Mar 13, 2020
Armenia shuts educational institutions until March 23 over coronavirus - PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday Armenia would shut educational institutions immediately over coronavirus fears until March 23. Armenia has recorded six cases ...
Mar 13, 2020
Kazakhstan confirms first coronavirus cases
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Two Kazakh citizens have tested positive for coronavirus after returning from Germany, Healthcare Minister Yelzhan Birtanov said on Friday, the first cases of the disease in the...
Mar 13, 2020
Every Russian regional parliament back changes allowing Putin to extend rule - RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - All of Russia's 85 regional parliaments have voted in favor of constitutional amendments that would allow Vladimir Putin to run for president again in 2024, the RIA news agency cite...
Mar 13, 2020
