Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Myanmar reports 115 new cases of coronavirus as it grapples with second wave
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar reported 115 new coronavirus cases on Friday, a day after imposing sweeping new lockdown measures in its battle on a second wave of infections. The tally stands at 2,265 cas...
Sep 11, 2020
Israeli minister says visit by UAE delegates under review as lockdown looms
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A first official visit to Israel by a United Arab Emirates delegation, provisionally planned for Sept 22, may be postponed or conducted under restrictions given a looming coronav...
Sep 11, 2020
Train lines vandalised in Catalonia ahead of pro-independence rallies
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalan protesters burned tyres at several points across the region's rail network on Friday morning, forcing widespread cancellations in the first signs of trouble on a day know...
Sep 11, 2020
Fearful French horse owners want mystery mutilator caught
By Pascal Rossignol LE CROTOY, France (Reuters) - Rebecca Pavy, manager of the Cavalcade equestrian centre in northern France, had one message for the police hunting whoever is responsible for a spate...
Sep 11, 2020
Sharp wins network tech patent infringement suit against Daimler
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp said on Friday it has won a patent infringement lawsuit against Daimler in Germany, a ruling that could enforce a sales ban against the German automaker. A distric...
Sep 11, 2020
Philippines confirms 4,040 more novel coronavirus cases, 42 deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 4,040 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in 12 days, and 42 more deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said tot...
Sep 11, 2020
UK and Japan strike Britain’s first post-Brexit trade deal
LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain struck its first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan on Friday, hailing the agreement as a "historic moment", just as it is struggling to clinch a deal with its closest ...
Sep 11, 2020
Indonesia reports 3,737 new coronavirus infections, 88 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 3,737 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the country's total to 210,940, official data showed. There were 88 more coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the t...
Sep 11, 2020
Salvage team working to stop fuel leak from fire-hit supertanker
By Waruna Karunatilake and Nidhi Verma COLOMBO/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A salvage team is still trying to plug a fuel leak from the fire-stricken New Diamond oil supertanker, Sri Lankan Navy spokesman In...
Sep 11, 2020
Rio Tinto loses execs after breaching social license: governance groups
By Paulina Duran and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rio Tinto's decision to part ways with its CEO and two senior executives reflects heightened investor concern over social issues and the loss of "soc...
Sep 11, 2020
