Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Engine problems and human error caused Ukraine military plane crash: deputy PM
KYIV (Reuters) - A combination of factors including engine problems and human error caused the Ukrainian military plane crash that killed 26 people in September, the deputy prime minister said on Wedn...
Oct 28, 2020
Turkey hits at ‘crusades’ against Islam in cartoons row with France
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's leader said on Wednesday that Western countries mocking Islam wanted to "relaunch the Crusades", heightening a confrontation with France ...
Oct 28, 2020
Trump administration sets record low limit for new U.S. refugees
(Reuters) - The Trump administration has slashed the number of refugees it will allow to resettle in the United States in the coming year, capping the number at 15,000, a record low in the history of ...
Oct 28, 2020
Moscow extends remote working, online learning COVID-19 restrictions: Mayor
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A remote working period for businesses in Moscow will be extended until Nov. 29, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a post on his website on Wednesday, and online learning for sec...
Oct 28, 2020
German infectious disease agency hit by hackers days before arson attack: Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute for infectious disease control was hit by a cyber attack days before its headquarters was the target of an arson attempt, Der Spiegel reported on Wed...
Oct 28, 2020
Not many unreliable coronavirus tests, says German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier does not believe there are a large number of unreliable coronavirus tests, he said on Wednesday after a Bavarian laboratory delivered a run of...
Oct 28, 2020
Supply of potential COVID-19 vaccines to start in earnest in April: EU’s von der Leyen
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The delivery of potential COVID-19 vaccines to European Union countries could begin in earnest in April, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday...
Oct 28, 2020
Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city
TARHOUNA, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan authorities have dug 12 bodies from four more unmarked graves in the city of Tarhouna, adding to the scores of corpses already discovered since the area was recaptur...
Oct 28, 2020
Mastercard profit falls as pandemic hits spending volumes
(Reuters) - Mastercard Inc reported a 28% slump in quarterly profit on Wednesday as fewer people used its cards to shop, travel and pay bills during the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting transaction volumes ...
Oct 28, 2020
Jailed for protesting, Belarus basketball star speaks out for political change
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus basketball star Yelena Leuchanka has twice represented her country at the Olympic Games, but until this year she had always stayed out of politic...
Oct 28, 2020
