Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uzbekistan Airways halts flights to Seoul over coronavirus fears
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan Airways will temporarily halt flights to the South Korean capital of Seoul from March 1, over concerns about a coronavirus outbreak in the Asian nation, the airline sai...
Feb 29, 2020
New coronavirus infection in Thailand takes tally to 42
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand recorded a new coronavirus infection, taking its tally to 42 cases since January, a health official said on Saturday. The victim is a 21-year-old Thai salesman whose job b...
Feb 29, 2020
For grieving families, Afghan peace deal brings doubt as well as hope
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - For mother-of-four Nasima, the prospect of lasting peace in Afghanistan is almost too good to be true. The 45-year-old, whose husband Nasir Ahmad was killed in ...
Feb 29, 2020
Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
(Reuters) - The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday, with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization (WHO) raising its global spr...
Feb 28, 2020
United States expresses concern over arrest of Hong Kong publisher
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has expressed concern after Chinese-ruled Hong Kong arrested publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing, and two pro-democra...
Feb 28, 2020
Afghans hope for peace as U.S.-Taliban gear up for troop withdrawal deal
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Alexander Cornwell KABUL/DOHA (Reuters) - Millions of Afghans are anticipating that America's longest war fought in their country will end on Saturday as U.S. and Taliban neg...
Feb 28, 2020
Sun ban a 'statement to the world', says rival Horton
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Mack Horton says the eight-year doping ban handed out to his rival Sun Yang, who the Australian swimmer once famously described as a "drug cheat", was a statement to the world about...
Feb 28, 2020
Japan to create fund to subsidize parents during school closure: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government plans to create a fund to help companies pay subsidies to workers who need to take days off to look after their children while schools are closed, the Nikkei busin...
Feb 28, 2020
Vietnam February consumer price index rises 5.4% year-on-year: statistics office
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's consumer price index in February rose 5.4% from a year earlier, led by an increase in the cost of food, housing and education services, government data released on Saturday...
Feb 28, 2020
Alex Stalock makes 24 saves, Wild rout Blue Jackets 5-0
By Mitch Stacy COLUMBUS, Ohio - Alex Stalock stopped 24 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second time this week, 5-0 on Friday ni...
Feb 28, 2020
