Category Archives: Syndicated
Libyan medics already faced war, now the pandemic is surging there too
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - As the pandemic started to rage through Libya last month, medics working in the war-ravaged country's few functioning hospitals faced their nightmare scenario - a surge in c...
Sep 13, 2020
Macron calls Lebanese politician as cabinet deadline looms
BEIRUT (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has held a call with Lebanon's parliamentary speaker to try to remove an obstacle to meeting this week's deadline for forming a new government to dr...
Sep 13, 2020
Russia to send paratroopers to Belarus for joint drills starting on Monday: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will send troops from its Pskov division of paratroopers to Belarus for joint military drills starting on Monday, the RIA news agency cited Russia's defence ministry as sayin...
Sep 13, 2020
Mali’s M5-RFP coalition rejects junta’s post-coup charter
BAMAKO (Reuters) - The M5-RFP coalition in Mali that led anti-government protests before last month's coup has rejected a political charter pushed through by the ruling junta on Saturday, M5-RFP said....
Sep 13, 2020
Czech Republic sees record rise in virus cases for third day
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported its biggest single-day increase in new coronavirus infections for a third straight day on Sunday, recording 1,541 cases as the country battles a surge in...
Sep 13, 2020
Trial of British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe postponed, UK lawmaker says
LONDON (Reuters) - A trial of British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe scheduled for Sunday in Iran has been postponed, a British lawmaker said on Sunday, citing a conversation with Zaghar...
Sep 13, 2020
UAE, Israeli educational institutions sign artificial intelligence MoU: WAM
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science have agreed to work together, UAE state news agency WAM s...
Sep 13, 2020
South Korea eases social distancing for two weeks ahead of major holiday
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Sunday eased its tough social distancing policy for the next two weeks in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, with new daily novel coronavirus...
Sep 13, 2020
Oman welcomes Bahrain-Israel normalisation decision
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman welcomes Bahrain's decision to normalise relations with Israel and hopes it will contribute to Israeli-Palestinian peace, Oman state media said on Sunday. Bahrain on Friday beca...
Sep 13, 2020
With airline fleets grounded, plane recyclers bet on parts boom
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - As COVID-19 grounds swaths of airline fleets, companies that profit off the dismantling and trade of aircraft parts are seeing early signs of an expected reboun...
Sep 13, 2020
