Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Yemen gunmen prevent ship from offloading fuel in Aden
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni gunmen entered on Saturday a port in the southern city of Aden and prevented a tanker from offloading a diesel cargo because the importing company is affiliated with the...
Feb 29, 2020
Pakistan confirms two coronavirus cases, brings total to four
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan confirmed two more cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of positive cases to four since Wednesday when the first two c...
Feb 29, 2020
Azerbaijan closes border with Iran over coronavirus concerns
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Saturday it had closed its border with Iran for two weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, after the death toll in Iran rose to 43, the highest number outside ...
Feb 29, 2020
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters return to streets
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse hundreds of black-clad protesters, some armed with petrol bombs, during a rally to mark six months since th...
Feb 29, 2020
France bans gatherings of more than 5,000 due to coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government banned public gatherings with more than 5,000 people on Saturday due to the coronavirus outbreak as France reported 16 new cases. "All public gatherings of more...
Feb 29, 2020
Switzerland will lower economic growth forecasts over coronavirus
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Swiss government will lower its economic growth forecast because of the coronavirus outbreak, an official from its State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said on Saturday...
Feb 29, 2020
Cannes international property fair postponed due to coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - The Mipim international property fair originally scheduled for March 10-13 in Cannes, France, has been postponed until June because of the coronavirus epidemic, the event's organizer...
Feb 29, 2020
Thousands in Montenegro march against religion law
By Aleksandar Vasovic PODGORICA (Reuters) - Thousands of people, led by Serbian Orthodox Church clerics, marched peacefully through the Montenegrin capital Podgorica on Saturday in protest against a l...
Feb 29, 2020
Algeria deports Italian national infected with coronavirus
ALGIERS (Reuters) - An Italian national who tested positive for coronavirus on his arrival in Algeria has been transferred to his home country, Algerian official media reported on Saturday. Algeria an...
Feb 29, 2020
Chevron employee in London tested negative for coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp said on Saturday that an employee in its Canary Wharf office in London who reported a flu-like illness, prompting the oil firm to send its staff home, has tested negati...
Feb 29, 2020
