Category Archives: Syndicated
WHO warns some nations still face ‘long, hard’ battle with COVID-19
GENEVA (Reuters) - Nations who fail to use all mechanisms available to combat the still-raging coronavirus will struggle to beat it, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. "Some countr...
Jul 01, 2020
China orders some American media to give details on staff, after U.S. move
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has asked four U.S. media organisations to submit details about their operations in the country, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in what it described as retaliation f...
Jul 01, 2020
U.S. Commerce Department warns firms of human rights abuse risks in China’s Xinjiang province
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday issued an advisory warning U.S. companies about the risks they face from maintaining supply chains associated with human rights abuses ...
Jul 01, 2020
Americans more anxious about coronavirus as U.S. cases surge, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
By Chris Kahn and Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans' anxieties over the spread of the coronavirus are at the highest in more than a month, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday, as Calif...
Jul 01, 2020
Fed’s Daly sees 4-5 year recovery in best-case scenario
(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Wednesday painted a grim picture of the U.S. economic outlook, saying that even under her best-case scenario unemployment will sti...
Jul 01, 2020
Monk’s death sentence commuted to life for murder of bishop at Egyptian monastery
CAIRO (Reuters) - A monk's death sentence for the murder of a bishop at an Egyptian monastery in 2018 was commuted to life in prison by a Cairo court on Wednesday, a judicial source said. Wael Saad an...
Jul 01, 2020
Pompeo urges Turkey to maintain the status of Hagia Sophia as museum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to continue to maintain the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul as a museum, a day before an expected court ruling t...
Jul 01, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. delays diplomats’ return to China amid concerns over coronavirus testing, quarantine
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has postponed flights for dozens of diplomats who had planned to return to China later this month, after failing to reach agreement with Beiji...
Jul 01, 2020
India’s TikTok stars feel pained by government app ban
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - Geetha Sridhar never used to enter her kitchen in Mumbai without her smartphone. The 54-year-old homemaker used to post dozens of short videos daily on the Ch...
Jul 01, 2020
France’s foreign minister says new sanctions on Turkey possible
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that European Union foreign ministers would meet on July 13 to discuss Turkey and said new sanctions on Ankara could be considered. "At ou...
Jul 01, 2020
