Sudan adjourns trial against Bashir and allies on trial for 1989 coup
Middle East
July 21, 2020
Sudan adjourns trial against Bashir and allies on trial for 1989 coup
A Sudanese court had already handed Bashir a two-year sentence in December on corruption charges. He also faces trials and…
Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll
Middle East
July 21, 2020
Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll
DUBAI (Reuters) — Economic activity in the Gulf will contract sharply this year before recovering in 2021, hit by the…
Trump to send federal forces to more ‘Democrat’ cities
World
July 21, 2020
Trump to send federal forces to more ‘Democrat’ cities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday said he would send law enforcement to more US cities, as a…
UK suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty, stoking China tensions
World
July 21, 2020
UK suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty, stoking China tensions
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain announced on Monday it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of…
EU reaches ‘historic’ deal on pandemic recovery after marathon summit
World
July 21, 2020
EU reaches ‘historic’ deal on pandemic recovery after marathon summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders clinched an “historic” deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-throttled economies in…
Israel approves cellphone tracking of COVID-19 carriers for rest of year
Middle East
July 21, 2020
Israel approves cellphone tracking of COVID-19 carriers for rest of year
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel’s parliament voted on Monday to allow the country’s domestic intelligence agency to track the cellphones of…
Wave of promising study results raises hopes for coronavirus vaccines
World
July 21, 2020
Wave of promising study results raises hopes for coronavirus vaccines
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released on Monday, including a closely-watched candidate from…
Work begins on black boxes from Ukrainian jet downed by Iran
Middle East
July 20, 2020
Work begins on black boxes from Ukrainian jet downed by Iran
PARIS (Reuters) — Investigators have begun work on the flight recorders from the Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran…
Britain will be constructive with EU in Brexit talks, says PM’s spokesman
World
July 20, 2020
Britain will be constructive with EU in Brexit talks, says PM’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will continue to engage constructively with the European Union in talks on a future relationship, but…
When the US sneezes, the world catches a cold. What happens when it has severe COVID-19?
World
July 20, 2020
When the US sneezes, the world catches a cold. What happens when it has severe COVID-19?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – During a blue-sky moment in 2018 near the end of a decade-long economic expansion, it was the…