Second UK lockdown? COVID hospital admissions double every eight days
World
September 18, 2020
Second UK lockdown? COVID hospital admissions double every eight days
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister said on Friday that the novel coronavirus was accelerating across the country, with hospital…
In bumpy UN dealings, Trump found backing on North Korea, isolation on Iran
World
September 18, 2020
In bumpy UN dealings, Trump found backing on North Korea, isolation on Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Though famously skeptical of the United Nations, US President Donald Trump harnessed its collective power to…
Attacks surge in northwest Pakistan as Afghan peace effort brings shifting sands
Middle East
September 18, 2020
Attacks surge in northwest Pakistan as Afghan peace effort brings shifting sands
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Militants have stepped up attacks on security forces in northwest Pakistan raising fears of a revival of…
Navalny team says nerve agent was found on hotel room water bottle
World
September 17, 2020
Navalny team says nerve agent was found on hotel room water bottle
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The nerve agent used to poison Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detected on an empty water…
Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened
Middle East
September 17, 2020
Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990…
NATO keeps France-Turkey probe under wraps as tempers flare
World
September 17, 2020
NATO keeps France-Turkey probe under wraps as tempers flare
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A NATO investigation into a naval standoff between French and Turkish ships in June has been rated…
Exclusive: Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says
Middle East
September 17, 2020
Exclusive: Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somali money transfer companies moved more than US$3.7 million in cash between suspected weapons traffickers in recent…
Russia accuses US of promoting revolution in Belarus, toughens stance
World
September 17, 2020
Russia accuses US of promoting revolution in Belarus, toughens stance
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of trying to foment a revolution in Belarus, where it sent its…
Middle East stocks: Most Gulf markets gain; Saudi bourse slips
Middle East
September 16, 2020
Middle East stocks: Most Gulf markets gain; Saudi bourse slips
(Reuters) – Most Middle Eastern markets ended higher on Wednesday, with Bahrain outperforming the region, while bank stocks weighed on…
Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists
Egypt
September 16, 2020
Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists
MEMPHIS, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt is building two highways across the pyramids plateau outside Cairo, reviving and expanding a project…