Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
World
October 9, 2021
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
MANILA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticize Facebook as a…
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
Middle East
October 9, 2021
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (Reuters) – The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on…
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
World
October 9, 2021
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
DHAKA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – UN officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to…
Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in Paris
Middle East
October 9, 2021
Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in Paris
PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, who became Iran’s first president after the 1979 Islamic revolution before fleeing into…
Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says
Middle East
October 9, 2021
Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says
DAMASCUS, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad has allowed his exiled uncle Rifaat to return to Syria, pro-government…
China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
World
October 9, 2021
China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to realize peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, though did…
Lebanon’s central bank denies Swiss report about 2016 IMF paper
Middle East
October 8, 2021
Lebanon’s central bank denies Swiss report about 2016 IMF paper
BEIRUT, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank denied on Friday a Swiss newspaper report that alleged the International Monetary…
N.Korea’s food situation appears perilous, experts say
World
October 8, 2021
N.Korea’s food situation appears perilous, experts say
SEOUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) – North Korea’s food situation remains perilous according to analysts and a United Nations expert who…
U.N. ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
Middle East
October 8, 2021
U.N. ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
GENEVA, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Bahrain, Russia and other members of the U.N. Human Rights Council pushed through a vote…
Cosy cabins appear on Sanaa hotel roofs as war curtails tourism elsewhere
Middle East
October 7, 2021
Cosy cabins appear on Sanaa hotel roofs as war curtails tourism elsewhere
SANAA, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Hotels in Sanaa are cashing in on demand for domestic tourism in war-torn Yemen by…