Australia suffers deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic, cases rise
World
August 12, 2020
Australia suffers deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic, cases rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday and the biggest daily rise in…
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
Environment
August 12, 2020
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage…
Stranded Lebanese desperate to rebuild after blast
Middle East
August 12, 2020
Stranded Lebanese desperate to rebuild after blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Sitting amid the debris, Lebanese on Wednesday expressed their frustration at the state for abandoning them in…
Democrat Joe Biden chooses Senator Kamala Harris for White House running mate
World
August 12, 2020
Democrat Joe Biden chooses Senator Kamala Harris for White House running mate
(Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, making…
Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say
Middle East
August 11, 2020
Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say
MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) — In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive ammonium nitrate ended up on the…
Turkey’s Halkbank says it is immune from US prosecution in Iran sanctions case
Middle East
August 11, 2020
Turkey’s Halkbank says it is immune from US prosecution in Iran sanctions case
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Halkbank on Monday urged the dismissal of a US indictment accusing the state-owned Turkish lender of…
Lebanese demand change after government quits over Beirut blast
Middle East
August 11, 2020
Lebanese demand change after government quits over Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Angry Lebanese said the government’s resignation on Monday did not come near to addressing the tragedy of…
UK suffers biggest job losses since 2009 as COVID hits
World
August 11, 2020
UK suffers biggest job losses since 2009 as COVID hits
LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people in work in Britain fell by the most since 2009 in the three…
Israel closes Gaza crossing after Palestinians launch incendiary balloons
Middle East
August 11, 2020
Israel closes Gaza crossing after Palestinians launch incendiary balloons
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel on Tuesday closed one of its main border crossings with the Gaza Strip after Palestinians launched…
As Trump falters, Democrats and Biden eye an elusive prize: Texas
World
August 10, 2020
As Trump falters, Democrats and Biden eye an elusive prize: Texas
(Reuters) – As polls show Texans increasingly frustrated with President Donald Trump’s response amid a massive resurgence in coronavirus cases,…