Category Archives: Syndicated
Syria says U.S. oil firm signed deal with Kurdish-led rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as an il...
Aug 02, 2020
Seven Marines, one sailor presumed dead after training accident off California
(Reuters) - Seven U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor missing since a training accident off the Southern California coast were presumed dead on Sunday after the military concluded an extensive 40-hour sear...
Aug 02, 2020
Mexico captures ‘El Marro’, cartel boss blamed for fueling violence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican federal and state security forces have captured prominent drug gang leader Jose Antonio Yepez, also known as "El Marro", the attorney general's office of the central st...
Aug 02, 2020
Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended over coronavirus: Iraq aviation
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Flights between Turkey and Iraq have been suspended because of rising coronavirus infections in Turkey, Iraq's Aviation Authority said on Sunday. Iraq reopened Baghdad and southern...
Aug 02, 2020
Runners told to observe social distancing in Moscow half-marathon
MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 9,500 runners competing in Moscow's annual half-marathon on Sunday wore masks and gloves in the starting area, had their temperature checked and were told to observe socia...
Aug 02, 2020
UAE and Iran foreign ministers exchange Eid greetings in video call: WAM news agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif exchanged greetings for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday...
Aug 02, 2020
Thai army suspends U.S. training plans after soldiers contract COVID-19
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has suspended plans for its army to undertake joint training with the U.S. military after nine Thai soldiers tested positive for coronavirus upon returning from Hawaii, th...
Aug 02, 2020
Ireland considering additional measures to limit non-essential travel, minister says
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is considering additional measures to limit non-essential travel in the wake of an uptick in COVID-19 infections in recent days both in Ireland and other European countries,...
Aug 02, 2020
Athletics: South Africa’s Van Niekerk tests positive for COVID-19 in Italy – report
(Reuters) - South Africa's Olympic 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk tested positive for COVID-19 in Italy last week, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. Van Niekerk, who romped to Ol...
Aug 02, 2020
India’s interior minister tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalised
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that he had tested positive for coronavirus and had been admitted to hospital. Amit Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narend...
Aug 02, 2020
