Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France tells China it still backs ‘one country, two systems’ for Hong Kong
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he is following events in Hong Kong closely and continues to back the "one country, two systems" principle fo...
Jun 06, 2020
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Saturday its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections, with 993 new cases, taking its total number to 30,514, a health ministry official said. The officia...
Jun 06, 2020
Philippines confirms 7 new coronavirus deaths, 714 more cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday reported seven new coronavirus deaths and 714 additional infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths had increased to 994,...
Jun 06, 2020
Sport: On this day… June 7
(Reuters) - ON THIS DAY -- JUNE 7 June 7, 1996 CRICKET - England batsman Nasser Hussain celebrates after scoring his maiden test century in the first innings of their match against India at Edgbaston....
Jun 06, 2020
Kazakh police detain dozens of anti-government protesters
ALMATY (Reuters) - Police in Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty detained dozens of anti-government protesters who took to the streets on Saturday even as a new, more liberal law on demonstrations was ex...
Jun 06, 2020
Poland to extend ban on international flights to June 16
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland plans to extend a ban on international flights until June 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic, state-run news agency PAP said late on Friday, citing a government decree. State...
Jun 06, 2020
Russia reports 8,855 new coronavirus cases, 197 deaths in last 24 hours
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 8,855 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, pushing the total number of infections to 458,689. Officials said 197 people had died in the last 24 hours, bri...
Jun 06, 2020
India overtakes Italy’s coronavirus tally as lockdown easing looms
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world's sixth-biggest outbreak, two days before the relaxing ...
Jun 06, 2020
Protests in Australia, Japan embrace ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets in Australia on Saturday, and hundreds did in Japan, to support protests across the United States against police brutality, while dem...
Jun 06, 2020
Poland’s PM hopes economy will shrink by less than 4% this year
WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish economy could shrink by less than 4% this year, while the unemployment rate will likely remain below 10%, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday. Pol...
Jun 06, 2020
