Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Newsmaker: Malaysia's Mahathir down but still not out at 94
By Rozanna Latiff and Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - "I feel like I should retire, I'm so old now. But when I see what's happening in this country...," 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad said at a ...
Mar 1, 2020
No kissing please, we're Swiss, minister urges over coronavirus
VIENNA (Reuters) - Swiss people should consider dropping the everyday greeting of kissing each other on the cheeks, to avoid spreading the coronavirus, Switzerland's Health Minister Alain Berset said ...
Mar 1, 2020
Pope makes first public appearance following illness
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance in four days following what the Vatican has called a "slight indisposition" that forced him to cancel some audiences an...
Mar 1, 2020
Abortion rights face stern new test at conservative U.S. Supreme Court
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court this week gets its first chance to consider new curbs on abortion rights with President Donald Trump's two conservative appointees on t...
Mar 1, 2020
Sanders raised $46.5 million in February, makes ad buys for states beyond Super Tuesday
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders raised $45 million in February, his campaign said on Sunday, and will launch new television ad buys in nin...
Mar 1, 2020
After Biden's South Carolina win, Democrats head to Alabama to commemorate civil rights march
By Joseph Ax SELMA, Ala. (Reuters) - Five Democratic presidential contenders will help mark the anniversary of a landmark civil rights march in Alabama on Sunday, the day after strong African-American...
Mar 1, 2020
Uruguay presidential inauguration sees Latin 'pink tide' recede further
By Fabian Werner MONTEVIDEO(Reuters) - Uruguay will shift to the right on Sunday with the inauguration of conservative Luis Lacalle Pou as president after 15 years of left-wing rule. Lacalle Pou has v...
Mar 1, 2020
Myanmar army clash with insurgents kills five Rohingya: lawmaker, residents
YANGON (Reuters) - At least five ethnic Rohingya were killed and several injured after troops clashed with insurgents in Myanmar's conflict-torn western state of Rakhine, a lawmaker and two residents ...
Mar 1, 2020
Malays strike back as turmoil opens way for return of nationalists
By Rozanna Latiff and Matthew Tostevin KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - "The power of the Malays has returned," rejoiced street hawker Mohd Nor Afiq in Kuala Lumpur after a new prime minister was sworn in to ...
Mar 1, 2020
Dozens detained at Kazakh protests over activist’s death
ALMATY/NUR SULTAN (Reuters) - Police in Kazakhstan detained dozens of opposition supporters on Sunday who took to the streets after the death of an anti-government activist in a detention center. Acti...
Mar 1, 2020
