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GENEVA (Reuters) – An annual gathering of the world’s labour ministers will not take place this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but will convene in June 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday. In a statement, the … Continue reading ILO annual gathering of labour ministers postponed for a year
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Rockets landed near a district in Iraq that houses workers for foreign oil companies on Monday, including U.S. oil service company Halliburton, but caused no damage or casualties, oil and police sources said. Police said three … Continue reading Rockets land near oil district in southern Iraq; no casualties
(Reuters) – The Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church, plans to open its first temple in mainland China at a time when Beijing has been clamping down steadily on religious freedoms. FILE … Continue reading Mormon church to open first temple in mainland China
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Brown-robed Franciscans stride through a shuttered and deserted Jerusalem to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the global focus of the most important festival in the Christian calendar – but in a city bereft of Easter pilgrims. … Continue reading On an empty Via Dolorosa before Easter, praying for the world’s sick
FILE PHOTO: A view of beds at a shopping mall, one of Iran’s largest, which has been turned into a centre to receive patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2020. WANA (West Asia News … Continue reading Iran death toll from coronavirus outbreak reaches 3,739: health ministry
FILE PHOTO: An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays during a protest in Jerusalem February 12, 2014. Hundreds of men protested against construction at a site in the nearby town of Beit Shemesh where they believe ancient Jewish graves are located. REUTERS/Ammar … Continue reading Protective of religious beards, Israel to produce fitted face masks
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Rockets landed near a site connected with foreign oil firms and state-run companies in Iraq’s southern city of Basra early on Monday, without causing damage or casualties, oil and police sources said. The rockets, which police … Continue reading Rockets hit near site of foreign oil firms, state-run companies in Iraq’s Basra: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – 1/LOOKING TO CHINA FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The world’s biggest economy won’t be open for business by Easter, … Continue reading Take Five: Life in the time of corona
FILE PHOTO: General view of NMC specialty hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Satish Kumar/File Photo (Reuters) – Troubled hospital group NMC Health (NMC.L) said on Monday it is in talks with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank … Continue reading NMC in talks with lenders to avoid administration
DUBAI (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates agriculture technology start-up Pure Harvest Smart Farms has raised $20.6 million in fresh funding and secured commitments for a further $100 million, it said on Monday. Wafra International, an investment firm owned by the … Continue reading UAE agriculture tech start-up secures $120 million investment commitment
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Monday, after Saudi Arabia and Russia delayed a meeting to discuss output cuts that could partly alleviate oversupply in global markets as the coronavirus pandemic pummels demand. Brent crude LCoc1 slipped close to … Continue reading Oil drops on oversupply worries as Saudi Arabia, Russia delay meeting
SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped more than $1 a barrel on Monday, after the world’s top producers delayed a meeting to discuss output cuts that could partly alleviate oversupply in global markets as the coronavirus pandemic pummels demand. … Continue reading Oil drops over $1 on oversupply after OPEC+ delays meeting
