Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa’s deputy finance minister asked to step aside over abuse of power claim
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has been asked to step down by the governing African National Congress party's integrity commission for involving an elite...
Aug 01, 2020
Ukraine’s COVID-19 death toll could reach 4,000, health officials say
KYIV (Reuters) - Health officials in Ukraine, which has seen a spike in coronavirus cases this week, said on Saturday the outbreak could cause the nation's death toll to reach 4,000, more than double ...
Aug 01, 2020
Russia to resume regular flights to Geneva from Aug. 15
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Saturday it would allow flights to resume to Geneva starting from Aug. 15, a first air link to be reopened between Russia and a continental European since all schedul...
Aug 01, 2020
Kuwait bans flights to several ‘high risk’ countries
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait has banned commercial flights to several countries it said it regards as high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Satu...
Aug 01, 2020
Tennis: Organisers told not to hold Madrid Open amid surge in COVID-19 cases
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid Open organisers have been advised by local health authorities not to stage the tournament next month due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Spanish capital and are evaluati...
Aug 01, 2020
NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for weekend return, weather permitting
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's new Crew Drago are due to return on Sunday after a nearly four-month voyage that marked...
Aug 01, 2020
Vietnam says up to 800,000 have left virus epicentre Danang
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health ministry said on Saturday up to 800,000 visitors to Danang city, the country's new novel coronavirus epicentre, have left for other parts of the country since July 1...
Aug 01, 2020
China forex regulator vows greater opening, eyes reform on private equity investment
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will continue to expand financial market opening, including exploring reforms to the rules governing cross-border investment management involving private equity funds, the c...
Aug 01, 2020
Congressional Democrats, White House set for Saturday talks on coronavirus bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrats in Congress were to meet Saturday with two top Trump aides to try to reach a deal to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus' heavy toll,...
Aug 01, 2020
Moscow denies links between Belarus opposition and alleged Russian mercenaries, RIA says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has denied any links between the Belarus opposition and alleged Russian mercenaries detained this week in Belarus, a Russian diplomat in Minsk said, according to Russia's RIA...
Aug 01, 2020
