Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iranian professor jailed in U.S. returns home: report
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian professor who was acquitted in the United States of stealing trade secrets arrived in Iran on Wednesday, Iranian media reported. Materials science professor Sirous Asgari,...
Jun 03, 2020
Taiwan calls on China to apologise for Tiananmen crackdown, Beijing cries ‘nonsense’
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan called on China on Wednesday to apologise for the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing, a call dismissed as "nonsense" by ...
Jun 03, 2020
Germany to lift travel ban for EU, Schengen countries and UK from June 15
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will lift a travel ban for European Union member states plus Britain, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland from 15 June as long as there are no entry bans or large...
Jun 03, 2020
Exclusive: Huawei hid business operation in Iran after Reuters reported links to CFO
By Steve Stecklow and Babak Dehghanpisheh LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies acted to cover up its relationship with a firm that had tried to sell prohibited U.S. computer gear to Ir...
Jun 03, 2020
Malaysia reports 93 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian health authorities reported 93 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, raising the cumulative total to 7,970. The health ministry reported no new deaths, leaving the tol...
Jun 03, 2020
Indonesia court orders president to apologize for Papua internet curbs
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court on Wednesday ordered President Joko Widodo to make an official apology after ruling that his government's decision to rein in internet speed...
Jun 03, 2020
Japan’s Dentsu gets $700 million windfall from government SME aid scheme amid opposition criticism
By Ritsuko Shimizu and Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Group Inc has received almost $700 million via a government contract to provide back-office services for a scheme ...
Jun 03, 2020
Philippines confirms eight new coronavirus deaths, 751 additional cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Wednesday recorded eight more deaths and 751 additional infections because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deat...
Jun 03, 2020
Bank of England warns banks about no-deal Brexit risk: Sky
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned banks about the risk of Britain failing to reach a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union before a deadline at the end of 2...
Jun 03, 2020
Vietnam says most serious COVID-19 patient on path to recovery
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's most gravely-ill COVID-19 patient, a British pilot who works for its national airline, has started to recover from the illness and may no longer require a lung transplant, ...
Jun 03, 2020
