Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
World
August 29, 2020
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) – Japan plans to secure enough coronavirus vaccines to inoculate its population four times over, while German Chancellor Angela…
Turkey to hold military exercise off Cyprus amid Mediterranean tensions
Middle East
August 29, 2020
Turkey to hold military exercise off Cyprus amid Mediterranean tensions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said it will hold a military exercise off northwest Cyprus for the next two weeks, amid…
‘Fresh paint on crumbling building’: Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts
Middle East
August 29, 2020
‘Fresh paint on crumbling building’: Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts
LONDON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bankers and analysts have voiced skepticism about attempts by Lebanon’s central bank to clean up the country’s…
Influential Libyan interior minister suspended amid protests
Middle East
August 29, 2020
Influential Libyan interior minister suspended amid protests
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The head of Libya’s internationally recognized government suspended his powerful interior minister from his duties on Friday,…
Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital
Middle East
August 28, 2020
Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two people were killed and at least three wounded in clashes in a town south of Beirut,…
El Al to fly Israel’s first flight to UAE by commercial carrier
Middle East
August 28, 2020
El Al to fly Israel’s first flight to UAE by commercial carrier
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – El Al Airlines will on Monday fly Israel’s first flight to the United Arab Emirates by…
TikTok influencers say ‘everybody is going to take a big hit’
Culture
August 28, 2020
TikTok influencers say ‘everybody is going to take a big hit’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In a luxury mansion in the Hollywood Hills, young TikTok influencers bounced around on a bright…
What the conventions reveal for Biden, Trump in final stretch to November
World
August 28, 2020
What the conventions reveal for Biden, Trump in final stretch to November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The back-to-back presidential nominating conventions that concluded with Donald Trump’s speech on Thursday showed both sides intend…
Record floods cause deaths and widespread damage in Sudan
Middle East
August 28, 2020
Record floods cause deaths and widespread damage in Sudan
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Flood waters in Sudan have reached the highest levels on record, killing dozens of people, destroying thousands…
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza over rockets, fire balloons
Middle East
August 28, 2020
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza over rockets, fire balloons
TEL AVIV/GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft and tanks struck Hamas facilities in Gaza on Friday and militants fired half a…