Hundreds of Thai students rally to demand school reform - Reuters Africa

Hundreds of Thai students rally to demand school reform Reuters Africa

Pope to travel outside Rome for first time since coronavirus pandemic - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis holds the first weekly general audience to readmit the public since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the San Damaso courtyard, at the Vatican, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will next month visit the Italian town of Assisi, his first trip out of Rome since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in February, and will sign a new encyclical, a spokesman for the Assisi Basilica said on Saturday.


Everton sign Brazil midfielder Allan from Napoli - Reuters India

Everton sign Brazil midfielder Allan from Napoli Reuters India

CORRECTED-UAE cabinet restructures Emirates Development Bank board - Reuters

(Corrects minister’s title in second paragraph)

DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The cabinet of the United Arab Emirates issued a decision on Saturday to restructure Emirates Development Bank’s (EDB) board of directors, chaired by minister Sultan al-Jaber, state news agency reported.

Al-Jaber is also Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and minister of Industry and advanced technology. (Reporting by Dahlia Nehme; Editing by Catherine Evans)


Iran's friends should have defied U.S. sanctions during pandemic - President Rouhani - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo

(Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani castigated Iran’s friends on Saturday for not standing up to the United States and ignoring U.S. sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic.

Iran, with over 380,000 registered cases and over 22,0


MLB roundup: O's end 19-game skid vs. Yanks in DH split - Reuters

Rookie Ryan Mountcastle homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the visiting Yankees 6-3 in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night to end their 19-game, head-to-head losing streak against New York.

The Yankees beat the Orioles 6-5 in nine innings in the first game of the twin bill, New York’s 18th straight victory in Baltimore. The Yankees’ last loss at Camden Yards before Friday’s nightcap came on July 10,

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IKEA's shopping centers arm buys San Francisco mall in its first US real estate deal - Reuters

An IKEA furniture store is seen reflected on the facade of a shopping mall owned by IKEA's malls arm Ingka Centres, on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden August 23, 2020. Picture taken August 23, 2020. REUTERS/Anna Ringstrom

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - IKEA’s shopping centers business has made its first U.S real estate acquisition, buying the 6X6 mall in San Francisco, after telling Reuters in May it was engaged in several negotiations for inner


Nuggets coach Malone hits out at NBA's 'criminal' guest policy - Reuters

Dec 29, 2019; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone in the first quarter against the Sacramento Kings at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone has criticized the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) policy that prevents the families of coaches entering the bubble-like campus near Orlando, where the season resumed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NBA, which was suspended


Sanofi France chief: future COVID-19 vaccine seen below 10 euros - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sanofi is seen at the company's headquarters in Paris, France, April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi’s SAY.PA chief in France, Olivier Bogillot, said on Saturday that its future COVID-19 vaccine was likely to be priced below 10 euros per shot.

“The price is not totally set ... We are assessing production costs for the coming months ... We


TikTok troubles narrow gap between Beijing and ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming - Reuters

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur, largely eschewing Chinese government involvement, but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing.

Zhang Yiming, founder and global CEO of ByteDance, poses in Palo Alto, California, U.S., March 4, 2020. Picture taken March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A year ago, ByteDance was approached by the