Category Archives: Syndicated
Portugal’s low-income households struggle to survive pandemic
LISBON (Reuters) - One in four Portuguese with a monthly household income of 650 euros ($705) or less have lost all their income because of the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a study by ...
May 09, 2020
Protesters demand closure of LG Polymers plant in India after toxic gas leak
By Sudarshan Varadhan VISAKHAPATNAM (Reuters) - Villagers placed the bodies of three victims of a deadly gas leak from an LG Polymers plant in southern India at the gates of the site on Saturday, and ...
May 09, 2020
Seven killed in protests over food distribution in Afghanistan, local MP says
KABUL (Reuters) - Seven people were killed when protesters angry over what they see as unfair food aid distribution during the coronavirus pandemic clashed with police in Afghanistan's western Ghor pr...
May 09, 2020
Cycling: Vuelta cancels stages in Portugal amid COVID-19 crisis
PARIS (Reuters) - This year's Tour of Spain will not go through Portugal as planned because of the COVID-19 crisis, organisers said on Saturday. "Due to the exceptional situation caused by the COVID-1...
May 09, 2020
Czech Airlines to restart some flights after coronavirus grounding
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Airlines (CSA) will resume part of its operations on May 18 after a six-week interruption because of the coronavirus pandemic, the airline said on Saturday. Flights to Amsterd...
May 09, 2020
Shunning virus lockdown, defiant Belarus stages Victory Day parade
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Thousands of soldiers marched in Belarus on Saturday to celebrate the Soviet victory in World War Two, as President Alexander Lukashenko rejected calls for lockdo...
May 09, 2020
Russian troops to help Venezuela search for members of failed incursion: report
CARACAS (Reuters) - Russian soldiers are operating drones over Venezuela as part of a search operation for members of a paramilitary force that led a botched invasion this week, local media reported o...
May 09, 2020
Jet fuel tank farm at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport attacked, causing fires: Libya’s NOC
DUBAI (Reuters) - The jet fuel tank farm at Tripoli's Mitiga airport was attacked on Saturday, causing several fires, Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said. The NOC statement, posted on the state-run c...
May 09, 2020
China regulator issues rules on online bank lending to curb risk
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator on Saturday issued draft rules on commercial banks' online lending business, in a move to rein in financial risks. Bank loans issued online ...
May 09, 2020
Britain to quarantine incoming travellers for 14-days: Times report
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times newspaper reported on ...
May 09, 2020
