Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hungary to extend border closures to fight coronavirus pandemic until end-October
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will extend its border closures to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic until the end of October, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet chief said on Thursday. Hun...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Night flight from Belarus: How a disgruntled policeman defected
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - On Aug. 12, Ivan Kolos posted a video denouncing Belarus's veteran leader, Alexander Lukashenko, and urging fellow police officers to stop using violence against de...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
With warm words and fast visas, neighbours woo IT workers fleeing Belarus
By Ilya Zhegulev, Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Andrius Sytas KYIV/VILNIUS (Reuters) - After Max Korolevsky said he was detained and beaten by security forces during mass protests in Belarus, he ask...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Exclusive: Over 50 Republican former U.S. national security officials join Biden endorsement
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 50 Republican former national security officials will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday, joining one of several Republican o...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
French 'Alzheimer's village': where nursing home meets the outside world
By Emilie Delwarde DAX, France (Reuters) - Residents of the purpose-built village near Dax in southwestern France shop for groceries, get pampered at the hair salon and enjoy music recitals just like ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Indonesia reports 4,174 new coronavirus cases, 116 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 4,174 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 291,182, official data showed. It also reporte...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Poland reports record number of new daily coronavirus infections
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported a record number of new daily coronavirus infections on Thursday, with the Health Ministry announcing 1,967 new cases as it battles a rise in cases with new curbs. Fo...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
'You cannot lock down everybody' Madrid tells Spanish government in COVID spat
By Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) - "You cannot lock down everybody," the chief of the Madrid region said on Thursday, pushing back against the Spanish government's plan to confine the capital city to...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Bank of England survey shows furlough numbers falling, Brexit worries
LONDON (Reuters) - A monthly Bank of England business survey showed the proportion of British employees still on furlough in September had dropped to 7% from 12% in August and a peak of 36% in April, ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
India plans launch of own app store as alternative to Google, Apple: ET Now
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India is planning to launch its own app store as an alternate to the ones offered by Apple and Alphabet-owned Google, in a bid to make the country more self-reliant, ET Now repor...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020