Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afghan women’s rights advocate, negotiator injured in attack
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) - A prominent women's rights advocate and member of the Afghan team tasked with negotiating with the Taliban sustained minor injuries in an attac...
Aug 15, 2020
Philippines reports 4,351 new coronavirus cases, 159 more deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Saturday reported 4,351 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 159 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 157,918 infections and ...
Aug 15, 2020
Baltic leaders urge Belarus to hold ‘free and fair’ elections
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania called on Belarus on Saturday to conduct new "free and fair" elections as protests swelled against President Alexander Lukashen...
Aug 15, 2020
Russia starts production of COVID-19 vaccine: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started manufacturing its new vaccine for COVID-19, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing the health ministry. Russia has said the vaccine, developed by M...
Aug 15, 2020
Russia reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 5,061 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, bringing its nationwide tally to 917,884, the fourth highest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus crisis...
Aug 15, 2020
Baltic PMs urge Belarus to hold ‘free and fair’ elections
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Saturday called on Belarus to conduct new "free and fair" elections as protests swelled against President Alexander Lukashen...
Aug 15, 2020
Divac steps down as Kings GM after poor season
(Reuters) - Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac has stepped down after the NBA franchise failed to reach the 2019/2020 season's playoffs, the club said on its official website (nba.com/kings)...
Aug 15, 2020
Iran’s president says Emirates made ‘huge mistake’ in Israel deal
(Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has made a "huge mistake" in reaching a deal toward normalizing ties with Israel, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Saturday. He warned...
Aug 15, 2020
Swimming: India’s Olympic hopeful trio to train in Dubai
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Three of India's top swimmers will begin two months of training in Dubai next month, sports officials said on Saturday, ending an agonising wait that drove o...
Aug 15, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern seen resisting call to delay September vote as virus flares up
By Colin Packham and Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to decide by Monday whether a general election will go ahead on Sept. 19, with most analysts ...
Aug 15, 2020
