Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taliban to release 20 Afghan government prisoners on Sunday: spokesman
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban will release 20 Afghan government prisoners it was holding, a spokesman of the Islamist militant group said on Sunday, the first handover since the ...
Apr 12, 2020
Egypt postpones Banque du Caire stake sale due to coronavirus: chairman
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has postponed its plans to sell a minority stake in state-owned Banque du Caire in an initial public offering (IPO) starting mid-April due to the spread of the coronavirus, a l...
Apr 12, 2020
On this day: Born April 13, 1963; Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Garry Kasparov hated losing but in defeat, to an "alien opponent" incapable of fear or the faintest flicker of emotion, the youngest of chess champions and greatest of gran...
Apr 12, 2020
Malaysia’s AirAsia founders not taking salary; staff accepts up to 75% pay cut
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The founders of Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd will not take salaries and its staff has agreed to an as much as 75% cut in pay due to the impact of the novel coronavirus outbrea...
Apr 12, 2020
Coronavirus will dominate agenda of Germany’s EU presidency: minister
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak will dominate the agenda of the European Union when Germany takes over the rotating council presidency in the second half of this year, German Foreign Mi...
Apr 12, 2020
Indonesia orders coronavirus transport curbs ahead of Ramadan exodus
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has imposed curbs on public transport ahead of the annual exodus to home villages that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in a bid to slow the spread o...
Apr 12, 2020
Australians, New Zealanders observe Easter online and in backyards
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - With the coronavirus capsizing Easter traditions, Australians and New Zealanders spent Sunday attending church services virtually, setting up camps in backyards an...
Apr 11, 2020
Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus cases, three new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 33 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, for a total of 2,551 cases, as well as three more deaths, taking the southeast Asian nation's toll to 38. Two Thai men ag...
Apr 11, 2020
China’s U.S. envoy says trade deal being implemented, hopes for coordinated response
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is still implementing the first phase of a Sino-U.S. trade pact, its ambassador to the United States said, but hoped the two could work together to assess the changing situa...
Apr 11, 2020
Germany’s coronavirus cases rise by 2,821, deaths by 129: RKI
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's number of confirmed coronavirus infections rose by 2,821 on Sunday to 120,479, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed. That was lower than a...
Apr 11, 2020
