Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
World
January 31, 2020
Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) — Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global…
Exclusive: FBI probes use of Israeli firm’s spyware in personal and government hacks: sources
Middle East
January 31, 2020
Exclusive: FBI probes use of Israeli firm’s spyware in personal and government hacks: sources
(Reuters) — The FBI is investigating the role of Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group Technologies in possible hacks on American…
Anti-China sentiment spreads abroad along with coronavirus
World
January 30, 2020
Anti-China sentiment spreads abroad along with coronavirus
JAKARTA/HANOI (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak has stoked a wave of anti-China sentiment around the globe, from shops barring entry…
Witnesses seek protection from charges over London’s deadly Grenfell fire
World
January 29, 2020
Witnesses seek protection from charges over London’s deadly Grenfell fire
LONDON (Reuters) — Several witnesses have asked for guarantees that they will not be prosecuted for anything they say at…
Motion for Iran to quit nuclear proliferation treaty enters parliament
Middle East
January 28, 2020
Motion for Iran to quit nuclear proliferation treaty enters parliament
DUBAI (Reuters) – A motion for Iran to quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was introduced in parliament on Tuesday,…
Thousands flee northwest Syria as Assad pushes closer to Idlib city
Middle East
January 28, 2020
Thousands flee northwest Syria as Assad pushes closer to Idlib city
AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) – A renewed drive by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture rebel-held territory in Syria’s northwest sparked a…
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament passed the 2020 budget on Monday although its budget and finance committee chief said the…
Exclusive: Hackers acting in Turkey’s interests believed to be behind recent cyberattacks: sources
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Exclusive: Hackers acting in Turkey’s interests believed to be behind recent cyberattacks: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – Sweeping cyber attacks targeting governments and other organizations in Europe and the Middle East are believed to…
Rolexes and cars; Lebanese spend big to prise savings from the bank
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Rolexes and cars; Lebanese spend big to prise savings from the bank
BEIRUT (Reuters) – When she heard Lebanese banks would limit cash withdrawals, Rita, a doctor, rushed out to buy a…
Public anger grows over coronavirus in Thailand, with eight cases of the illness
World
January 26, 2020
Public anger grows over coronavirus in Thailand, with eight cases of the illness
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The health minister in Thailand, the country with the most confirmed cases outside China of the new…