Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia reports no COVID-19 deaths for third day, hotspot faces longer lockdown
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia recorded no coronavirus deaths for a third straight day on Saturday, but its hotspot city of Melbourne faced a prolonged lockdown as new infections staye...
Oct 09, 2020
Federal judge blocks Texas order limiting ballot drop-off sites to 1 per county
(Reuters) - A U.S. district judge blocked on Friday an order from Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott limiting the number of drop-off sites allowed for absentee ballots statewide to just one per cou...
Oct 09, 2020
Japan sends three vessels to South China Sea in anti-submarine exercise
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan's Maritime Self-defense Force conducted anti-submarine drills in the South China Sea on Oct. 9, deploying three vessels including a helicopter aircraft carrier and a su...
Oct 09, 2020
Taiwan president calls for ‘meaningful dialogue’ with China
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan wants to have "meaningful dialogue" with China on an equal basis, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday, extending an olive branch at a time ...
Oct 09, 2020
Saudi-led coalition destroys explosive drone fired by Houthis
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi-led coalition forces fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed an explosive drone fired by Iran-aligned Houthis towards Saudi Arabia, state news agency SPA said early on Satu...
Oct 09, 2020
Twilio to buy cloud customer data startup Segment for $3.2 billion: Forbes
(Reuters) - Cloud communications platform provider Twilio Inc plans to buy customer data infrastructure company Segment for $3.2 billion, Forbes reported on Friday. The deal, which had not been finali...
Oct 09, 2020
Detained Australian Yang Hengjun set to face trial in Beijing
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun will face trial in Beijing on an espionage charge with a judge expected to be appointed in the next fortnight, friends said...
Oct 09, 2020
Mainland China reports 15 new COVID-19 cases vs 21 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 15 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Oct. 9, down from 21 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Saturday. All the new...
Oct 09, 2020
North Korea state media quiet ahead of expected military parade
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea was expected to hold a large military parade on Saturday, possibly displaying new strategic weapons, but there was no immediate sign that s...
Oct 09, 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire, Russia’s Lavrov says
By Maria Tsvetkova and Margarita Antidze MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire starting on Saturday to exchange prisoners and bodies of those killed in the conflict between A...
Oct 09, 2020
