Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysian police arrest man for insulting king, investigate three others
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has arrested a man and started investigating three others for social media posts that insult the king and threaten public order, the police said on Sunday. The social...
Mar 1, 2020
Syrian state media denies government plane downed in northwest
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian state media denied a government plane was brought down on Sunday and said the army had downed a Turkish drone over the town of Saraqeb in the Idlib region of northwest Syria....
Mar 1, 2020
Syrian army will down any aircraft breaching northwest: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's army has declared the airspace over northwest Syria closed to planes and drones, pledging to down any aircraft that violates it, state media said on Sunday. "Any aircraft th...
Mar 1, 2020
NBA roundup: Westbrook scores 41 as Rockets edge Celtics in OT
Russell Westbrook scored a game-high 41 points, and James Harden found redemption from a poor shooting night with two free throws with 24.3 seconds left in overtime as the Houston Rockets capped a sea...
Mar 1, 2020
NHL roundup: Blues stay hot with shootout win over Stars
Ryan O'Reilly scored the winning shootout goal to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Dallas Stars 4-3 Saturday night for their seventh consecutive victory. The Stars rallied from a 3-1 deficit...
Mar 1, 2020
UK health minister: We are planning in case coronavirus gets much worse
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is planning for the global coronavirus epidemic to get worse, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, describing the outbreak as a "very, very significant challenge". "...
Mar 1, 2020
Italy readies measures worth 3.6 billion euros to tackle coronavirus
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will introduce this week measures worth 3.6 billion euros ($3.5 billion), or 0.2% of gross domestic product (GDP), to help the economy withstand the coronavirus crisis, Economy ...
Mar 1, 2020
Saudi Aramco shares hit lowest since IPO, down over 2%
DUBAI (Reuters) - Shares of Saudi Aramco hit 32.50 riyals ($8.66) in intraday trade on Sunday, the lowest since it began trading in December following a record initial public offering, as oil prices p...
Mar 1, 2020
Egypt issues new rules on buying treasury stocks in bid to support market
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt introduced exceptional measures on Sunday to make it easier for listed companies to buy treasury stocks, a move aimed at supporting the stock market following a sharp fall in w...
Mar 1, 2020
Small miners hungry for fresh capital despite rampant EV enthusiasm
By Jeff Lewis TORONTO - Small miners hoping to take advantage of demand for battery metals are struggling to convert electric vehicle aficionados into investors, compounding the sector's funding const...
Mar 1, 2020
