MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A new outbreak of coronavirus in New Zealand is still growing, health officials said on Sunday, with the country having an early triumph over the pandemic recording 13 new cases and the general election of September in question. After the virus contaminated earlier this year before it …
Read More »Struggling to land a battle on Biden, Trump changes toys by nickname
BEDMINSTER, NJ (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump, who has used minor nicknames to describe his opponents throughout his political career, booked a name change for his Democratic rival in the November 3 election, Joe Biden. US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the City of New York Police Volunteer …
Read More »Investors in Belarus face ‘dictatorship dilemma’, Putin may hold the key
LONDON (Reuters) – Investors face a classic ‘dictatorial dilemma’ in Belarus – hold on to securities that take advantage of the status quo in a brutal regime, or sell them and close their bonds – but whichever way they go, for largely dependent on Vladimir Putin’s Russia. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian …
Read More »Trump fired anti-immigrant message even as coronavirus dominates the campaign
WASHINGTON / NEW YORK (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump is moving forward with his immigration agenda, even though voters say they are more concerned about the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation it has caused. PHILO PHOTO: US President Donald Trump blows as he tours a section of the …
Read More »‘We do not need war’: Belarus frees prisoners to protest
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian leadership has released thousands of detainees and on Thursday offered a rare public apology in a bid to stop national street protests posing the biggest challenge to President Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year rule. People greet each other during an opposition match to protest against police violence and …
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