Category Archives: Syndicated
Iran’s Rouhani raises prospect of compulsory wearing of face masks in public
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is considering making it mandatory within days to wear masks in public places and covered spaces, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, as the tally of confirmed coronaviru...
Jun 20, 2020
Paris crowds gather to protest against racism, police violence
PARIS (Reuters) - Crowds gathered in Paris on Saturday to protest against racism and allegations of police violence against members of the Black community and ethnic minorities. Hundreds of demonstrat...
Jun 20, 2020
Statue of Confederate general toppled in Washington, Trump calls it a ‘disgrace’
(Reuters) - Protesters pulled down a statue of a Confederate general in Washington late on Friday, part of a wave of anti-racism demonstrations in the United States. Television images showed the statu...
Jun 20, 2020
Pope, in first post-lockdown audience, thanks Italian doctors
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday held his first audience for a group of people since Italy lifted its coronavirus lockdown, granting it to health workers from the I...
Jun 20, 2020
Trump delights supporters, alarms health officials with Tulsa rally
By Jeff Mason and Makini Brice WASHINGTON/TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) - Amid a still-strong pandemic and after weeks of protests about racial inequality, President Donald Trump will hold a rally with thous...
Jun 20, 2020
Nine years of war. Nine portraits of kids who dream of home
ATMEH CAMP, Syria (Reuters) - Four-month-old Abdul Rahman, propped up on pillows on a blue blanket in his family's tent. Two-year-old Walid, striking a boxer's pose in the center of the mat. Nine-year...
Jun 20, 2020
India, China accuse each other of violating de facto border
NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) - India and China on Saturday each traded accusations that the other had violated their shared de facto border, an area that this week became the site of the deadliest clas...
Jun 20, 2020
China unveils security law for Hong Kong, city’s freedoms in doubt
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Beijing announced details of a draft of new national security legislation for Hong Kong on Saturday, paving the way for the most profound change to the city's way of life...
Jun 20, 2020
Indonesia’s oldest zoo reopens with social distancing restrictions
By Heru Asprihanto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's oldest zoo reopened on Saturday, but to a fraction of the normal number of visitors, after being forced to close more than three months ago because o...
Jun 20, 2020
Kyrgyzstan tightens coronavirus restrictions after increase in new cases
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan has shut down public transport in the capital Bishkek and the routes between all of its provinces until Monday, Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov said on Saturday. The mov...
Jun 20, 2020
