Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rocket fired towards Baghdad Green Zone, child injured – military, police source
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A rocket fired towards Baghdad's Green Zone, which hosts the U.S. and other embassies, fell just short causing damage to a home and injuring a child early on Sunday, the Iraqi mili...
Jul 05, 2020
Australian cities extend protests supporting Black Lives Matter movement, indigenous peoples
(Reuters) - Several hundred people gathered in Sydney on Sunday as part of weekend-long protests in Australia's large cities in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and increased focus of the mi...
Jul 05, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 680,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday reported 6,736 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the nationwide tally to 681,251. The authorities said that 134 people had died in the last 24 hours, brin...
Jul 05, 2020
Democracy activists’ books unavailable in Hong Kong libraries after new law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Books by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures have become unavailable in the Chinese-ruled city's public libraries, days after Beijing introduced sweeping national security ...
Jul 05, 2020
India to reopen Taj Mahal with social distancing, masks
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to wear masks at all times, keep their distance and not touch its glistening marble surfaces when India's 17th-century monument ...
Jul 05, 2020
Britain nears 500 million sterling supply deal for Sanofi/GSK COVID-19 vaccine – Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is close to agreeing a 500 million pound ($624 million) supply deal with Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline for 60 million doses of their potential COVID-19 vaccine, the Sunday Time...
Jul 05, 2020
Opposition candidate claims win in close Australia by-election
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A candidate from Australia's opposition claimed victory on Sunday in a close by-election seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Scott Morrison's handling of bushfires and the COV...
Jul 05, 2020
Tokyo confirms 111 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, NHK says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo confirmed 111 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the fourth straight day that the tally of fresh cases has exceeded 100, public broadcaster NHK said. Tokyo reported 131 new ...
Jul 05, 2020
Britain weighs vouchers to boost spending in virus-hit sectors, Guardian says
(Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak is considering plans to hand out vouchers of 500 pounds ($624) for adults, and 250 pounds for children, to spend in sectors of the economy hit hardest ...
Jul 05, 2020
Predominantly Black armed protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A predominantly Black group of heavily armed protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta on Saturday, calling for removal of the giant Confederate rock carv...
Jul 05, 2020
