Singapore probes unusual surge in COVID-19 cases after record
World
October 28, 2021
Singapore probes unusual surge in COVID-19 cases after record
SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Singapore is looking into an “unusual surge” of 5,324 new infections of COVID-19, the city-state’s…
Israel 2021-22 budget clears parliament’s finance committee
Middle East
October 28, 2021
Israel 2021-22 budget clears parliament’s finance committee
JERUSALEM, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Israel’s parliamentary finance committee on Thursday approved the 2021-22 state budget, the Knesset said, clearing…
Iran says nuclear talks with six powers to resume by end November
Middle East
October 28, 2021
Iran says nuclear talks with six powers to resume by end November
DUBAI, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Iran’s talks with six world powers aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear deal will resume…
Pope to visit Canada to help reconciliation over indigenous schools scandal
World
October 27, 2021
Pope to visit Canada to help reconciliation over indigenous schools scandal
VATICAN CITY, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to visit Canada, where he faces calls for…
More victims complain of sexual abuse in Congo scandal – WHO expert
World
October 27, 2021
More victims complain of sexual abuse in Congo scandal – WHO expert
GENEVA, Oct 27 (Reuters) – More women have reported sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers during an Ebola crisis…
Doctors, oil workers to join disobedience movement against Sudan military takeover
Middle East
October 27, 2021
Doctors, oil workers to join disobedience movement against Sudan military takeover
KHARTOUM, Oct 27 (Reuters) – State oil company workers and doctors in Sudan said on Wednesday they were joining protests…
France’s Macron asks China’s Xi Jinping for signal ahead of COP26
World
October 27, 2021
France’s Macron asks China’s Xi Jinping for signal ahead of COP26
PARIS, Oct 26 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron asked China’s President Xi Jinping during a phone call on Tuesday…
Iran says cyberattack causes widespread disruption at gas stations
Middle East
October 27, 2021
Iran says cyberattack causes widespread disruption at gas stations
DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) – A cyberattack disrupted the sale of heavily subsidised gasoline in Iran on Tuesday, state media…
Palestinians fear for loved ones’ remains as Israel plans Jerusalem park
Middle East
October 27, 2021
Palestinians fear for loved ones’ remains as Israel plans Jerusalem park
JERUSALEM, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Sobbing and trying to cling to her son’s gravestone, Palestinian Jerusalemite Ola Nababteh was dragged…
Japan PM’s nuclear push faces resistance ahead of election
Middle East
October 27, 2021
Japan PM’s nuclear push faces resistance ahead of election
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s push to restart Japanese nuclear power plants idled after the…