Category Archives: Syndicated
Sudan’s Bashir and allies on trial for leading 1989 coup
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan started on Tuesday a new trial against ousted President Omar al-Bashir and some of his former allies on charges of leading a military coup that brought the autocrat to power...
Jul 21, 2020
EU delays strict rule-of-law conditions for recovery fund
By Robin Emmott and Bart H. Meijer BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Hungary, Poland and the Netherlands all claimed victory on Tuesday after a European Union summit left open how to tie a new coronaviru...
Jul 21, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,655 new coronavirus infections, 81 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Tuesday reported 1,655 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 89,869, according to official data released by the government. The number of f...
Jul 21, 2020
Hong Kong reports 61 new coronavirus cases, mostly local transmissions
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 61 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including 58 that were locally transmitted, adding to a slew of new cases which have hit the global financial hub over the...
Jul 21, 2020
Malaysian court to hear bid to set aside caning for Rohingya refugees
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court on Wednesday will hear a bid to set aside caning sentences handed down to 27 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, lawyers said, a punishm...
Jul 21, 2020
Global presence an advantage as U.S. companies brace for second-half slump
By Gaurav Dogra and Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) - Smaller U.S. companies will bear the brunt of the economic downturn triggered by a prolonged coronavirus crisis as they struggle to cut costs as much as ...
Jul 21, 2020
UK’s Sunak launches comprehensive review of government spending
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday launched a comprehensive review of government spending for the coming years. The review will set resource budgets for government depa...
Jul 21, 2020
Malaysia to sign $880 million rail deal with Singapore July 30, minister says
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Construction of a $880 million light rail project linking Malaysia's southern state of Johor with neighbouring Singapore will begin next year, after both countries formalise t...
Jul 21, 2020
Bulgaria’s government survives no-confidence vote over corruption
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centre-right government survived, as expected, a no-confidence vote brought on Tuesday by opposition Socialists who accuse it of failing to uproot endemic corruption. Thou...
Jul 21, 2020
South Korea’s SK Bioscience in deal with AstraZeneca on vaccine
SEOUL (Reuters) - SK Bioscience has signed a letter of intent with Britain's AstraZeneca for global production of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, the South Korean company said on Tuesday. South Kor...
Jul 21, 2020
