Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China calls Hong Kong people arrested at sea ‘separatists’
BEIJING (Reuters) - The 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities last month were separatists, a spokeswoman for China's foreign ministry said on Sunday, in response to her U.S. coun...
Sep 13, 2020
Navalny’s illness energises push to challenge Kremlin at vote in Siberian town
By Maria Tsvetkova TOMSK, Russia (Reuters) - When Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny collapsed on a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk last month, his allies, who had seen him healthy and full of energ...
Sep 13, 2020
Greek PM welcomes return of Turkish vessel to base, calls it ‘positive first step’
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday the return of Turkish survey vessel Oruc Reis back to its southern province of Atntalya was a positive first step to ease ten...
Sep 13, 2020
Protesters set government building on fire in eastern Libya
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Protesters set fire to the government's headquarters in the Libyan city of Benghazi, as rare demonstrations over living conditions and corruption continued in the east of t...
Sep 13, 2020
Gazans living on Emirates-funded estate rue normalisation deal with Israel
By Nidal al-Mughrabi SHEIKH ZAYED CITY, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - For two decades Palestinians have revered the founder of the United Arab Emirates for his generosity, especially those living on the Gaza...
Sep 13, 2020
Israeli minister quits as coronavirus lockdown looms over Jewish holidays
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli cabinet minister tendered his resignation on Sunday in protest at a looming coronavirus lockdown that he argued would unfairly impede religious celebrations of Jewish ...
Sep 13, 2020
U.S. Gulf Coast prepares for second hurricane in a month
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Sally strengthened off the west coast of Florida on Sunday and was poised to become a hurricane, bringing the threat of dangerous storm surges and high winds to the ...
Sep 13, 2020
‘Shocking’: Blair, Major chide UK plan to breach international law
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major on Sunday said Britain must drop a "shocking" plan to pass legislation that breaks its divorce treaty with the Europea...
Sep 13, 2020
Netanyahu sees direct Israel-Bahrain flights after normalisation deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A deal establishing relations between Israel and Bahrain will result in direct flights between the countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. "There wil...
Sep 13, 2020
Euro zone governments must spend heavily amid recovery – Lagarde
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone governments must keep spending heavily to keep unemployment down and bolster confidence while the bloc recovers from an historic recession, European Central Bank Presid...
Sep 13, 2020
