Category Archives: Syndicated
Iran’s judiciary has suspended execution sentences of three men linked to November anti-government protests: lawyer
The Iranian judiciary has suspended the executions of three men linked to anti-government protests in November, one of their attorneys, Babak Paknia, said on Sunday. Rights activists had criticized th...
Jul 19, 2020
Malaysia discovers biggest abandoned shipment of illegal toxic waste from Romania
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has uncovered its largest case of abandoned toxic waste, after 110 containers of hazardous heavy metals from Romania and bound for Indonesia illegally entered the cou...
Jul 19, 2020
NBA exhibition games to open with 10-minute quarters
The NBA will ease back into action with upcoming exhibition games to consist of 10-minute quarters. As the exhibition-game schedule proceeds, the regular 12-minute quarters will return, but with playe...
Jul 19, 2020
UK’s Raab says clear Uighurs in China suffered human rights abuses
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday it was clear the Uighur minority in China had suffered abuses of their human rights. "It is clear that there are gross, egregio...
Jul 19, 2020
Foresight to begin pilot for its COVID-19 symptom detection system
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Automotive sensor developer Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd said it will begin a pilot project in Israel for its COVID-19 symptom detection technology. The system will be evalua...
Jul 19, 2020
Blast at power plant in Iran’s central Isfahan province – IRNA
(Reuters) - An explosion occurred at a power plant in Iran's central Isfahan province on Sunday but there were no casualties, the official IRNA news agency reported. The blast was caused by the wear a...
Jul 19, 2020
China says it will respond resolutely if UK sanctions officials
LONDON (Reuters) - China will respond resolutely to any attempt by Britain to sanction Chinese officials following the imposition of a security law in Hong Kong, its ambassador in London said on Sunda...
Jul 19, 2020
Man in custody after Nantes cathedral fire – French TV
PARIS (Reuters) - A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fire in the 15th century cathedral in the French city of Nantes that blew out stained glass windows and destroyed the grand o...
Jul 19, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,639 new coronavirus cases and 127 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Sunday reported 1,639 new coronavirus cases and 127 more deaths, taking the total number of infections to 86,521 and fatalities to 4,143, health ministry official Achm...
Jul 19, 2020
Turkish police detain 27 people over links to Islamic State
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police said on Sunday they had detained 27 people with links to the Islamic State militant group whom they suspect were preparing for an attack. Police said they had learn...
Jul 19, 2020
