Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Indonesia reports sixth consecutive day of over 3,000 new infections
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Sunday reported its sixth consecutive day of over 3,000 new cases of novel coronavirus infection, just as the capital city of Southeast Asia's most populous country pr...
Sep 13, 2020
Iran’s confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 400,000 – health ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran rose by 2,089 to 402,029, a health ministry spokeswoman told state TV on Sunday, as the country reported 128 new deaths in the past ...
Sep 13, 2020
India reports over 94,000 new coronavirus cases, over 1,000 more deaths
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported 94,372 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, taking total cases past 4.7 million, as infection numbers rose in several states amid a gradual opening up of bus...
Sep 13, 2020
Fed-up Lesbos islanders, migrants stuck waiting for Europe to decide
By Lefteris Papadimas LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Crisis-weary residents of the Greek island of Lesbos and the thousands of migrants stranded there after this week's refugee centre fire are united by o...
Sep 13, 2020
