Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Netanyahu rival Gantz seeks more time to form coalition government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's election rival Benny Gantz asked for additional time on Saturday to try to form a government with the long-time leader, to end more th...
Apr 11, 2020
Canadian legislators expected to pass wage subsidy as coronavirus spreads
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian government and opposition legislators met in the House of Commons on Saturday and were expected to approve a wage subsidy worth C$73 billion ($52 ...
Apr 11, 2020
Some African nations complain about treatment of Africans in China’s Guangzhou
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Several African countries have demanded that China address their concerns that Africans in Guangzhou city are being mistreated and harassed amid fears there of a potential spread o...
Apr 11, 2020
Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen out of solitary confinement
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, has been removed from solitary confinement in a federal prison where he is serving time ...
Apr 11, 2020
Sudan’s health minister says country needs $120 million to fight coronavirus
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan urgently needs $120 million to fight the new coronavirus, the country's health minister told Reuters on Saturday, amid a shortage of the equipment to fig...
Apr 11, 2020
Sinn Fein protests coronavirus call for British military help in Northern Ireland
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) - Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein expressed concern on Saturday over a request by Northern Ireland's health minister for British military assistance in response ...
Apr 11, 2020
Factbox: Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: OLYMPICS * The postponed Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and run until Aug. 8. * World At...
Apr 11, 2020
Women’s Rogers Cup in Montreal postponed until 2021
(Reuters) - The women's Rogers Cup tournament in Montreal in August has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announced on Saturday. The WTA s...
Apr 11, 2020
Easter isn’t cancelled: UK’s Queen Elizabeth says coronavirus will not overcome
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that coronavirus "would not overcome us" as she delivered her second rallying message to the nation in a week. The 93-year-old monarch, wh...
Apr 11, 2020
France’s coronavirus death toll rises by 635 to 13,832
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people who have died from the new coronavirus infection in France rose on Saturday to 13,832 from 13,197 the day before, the health ministry said on Saturday. The numbe...
Apr 11, 2020
