Category Archives: Syndicated
Twenty-four Rohingya feared drowned off Malaysian resort island
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian authorities launched a search on Sunday for 24 Rohingya refugees who went missing while trying to swim to shore from a boat off the resort island of Langkawi. Muslim...
Jul 26, 2020
Staff leaving U.S. Chengdu consulate under high security as deadline looms
By Martin Quin Pollard CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Staff of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu made final efforts to clear the premises on Sunday as security remained tight outside, ahead of a Monday closur...
Jul 26, 2020
No beer or chicken but South Korean fans are back at the ball game
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean baseball fans flocked to stadiums on Sunday for the first time this year, happy and excited even as they sat apart from relatives and friends and could n...
Jul 26, 2020
Kenya arrests two police after ‘shooting incident’, launches enquiry
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's national police service has arrested two police officers and opened an investigation after "a shooting incident" in the eastern county of Garissa, the police service said o...
Jul 26, 2020
South Africa extends COVID-19 loans for struggling businesses
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has doubled to six months the term of loans to small and medium-sized businesses to help them survive the COVID-19 recession and made other changes to make the cr...
Jul 26, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,492 new coronavirus cases, 67 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,492 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 98,778, data from the country's Health Ministry website showed. The number of deaths in t...
Jul 26, 2020
Philippines records 39 coronavirus deaths, 2,110 new cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Sunday reported 39 deaths related to the novel coronavirus and 2,110 additional infections. Its total deaths now stand at 1,932, with 80,448 confirmed cases, the ...
Jul 26, 2020
Tokyo confirms 239 new coronavirus cases on Sunday: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo officials confirmed 239 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, Japanese media reported, as the capital struggles with a resurgence in cases after the government lifted a state o...
Jul 26, 2020
Australia police win halt to Black Lives Matter protest amid COVID-19
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian court on Sunday ordered a halt to a Black Lives Matter protest for this week, accepting police concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, but the organiser vowed to appe...
Jul 26, 2020
Russia reports 5,765 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday reported 5,765 new coronavirus cases and 77 more deaths, a steep decline from the 146 deaths reported a day earlier. The nationwide tally of infections has risen to...
Jul 26, 2020
