HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s opposition camp set up polling booths across the Chinese-ruled city on Saturday for primary elections aimed at selecting democracy candidates who stand the best chance of success in Legislative Council elections in September. The primaries come less than two […]
Police fire tear gas as thousands of anti-government protesters rally for a fourth night in Belgrade. Thousands of Serbs protested for a fourth consecutive night on Friday, rallying against President Aleksander Vucic and his government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Demonstrators – who were defying […]
A popular Hispanic-owned food company is facing calls for a boycott, after its chief executive praised US President Donald Trump. While at the White House, Goya Foods CEO Robert Unanue said Mr Trump’s leadership was a blessing. Goya Foods – sold in the US and […]
SINGAPORE – Bukit Batok residents stuck with People’s Action Party (PAP) incumbent Mr Murali Pillai, handing him 54.80 per cent of the votes and leaving Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan with an improved showing but yet another election loss. They had faced […]
* Stocks and currencies indexes set for weekly declines * U.S. record rise in COVID-19 cases chokes risk appetite * Petrobras up as Mubadala set for talks to buy Bahia refinery By Shreyashi Sanyal July 10 (Reuters) – Most stocks and currencies in Latin America […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has already stepped down as leader of her party, and has also vowed to leave the chancellery in […]
(Adds details from filing, recasts headline) SAO PAULO, July 10 (Reuters) – The board of Brazilian tourism operator CVC has approved a capital increase of up to 301.7 million reais ($56.5 million) as the company grapples with travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Michigan town wants machines to speed up counting of absentee ballots. In Ohio, officials want to equip polling places so voters and poll workers feel safe from the coronavirus. Georgia officials, rattled by a chaotic election last month, want to send […]
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Samira Hanna spends a lot of time in the dark. Her old Beirut apartment gets less than two hours of electricity a day, and with Lebanon’s economy in ruins, the grandmother can barely afford candles, let alone a private generator. “I sit […]
BANGKOK (Reuters) – U.S. Army Chief of Staff General James McConville met with Thailand’s prime minister and its army chief on Friday, in the first high-level visit by a foreign delegation to Thailand since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted international travel. McConville met with Prime Minister […]
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