Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigeria's megacity Lagos reopens as curfew relaxed after protest shootings unrest
By Angela Ukomadu LAGOS (Reuters) - Workers began a clean up of the streets of Lagos on Saturday after the relaxation of a round-the-clock curfew after days of unrest sparked by the shooting of protes...
Oct 24, 2020
Algerian president, 75, self isolates as pandemic spreads
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's 75-year-old President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is self isolating because some officials in "upper ranks of the government" are sick with COVID-19, he said in a Tweet on Satur...
Oct 24, 2020
Britain records 23,012 new COVID cases on Saturday, up from Friday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 23,012 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up from 20,530 on Friday, government data showed. There were 174 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, down from 224 on F...
Oct 24, 2020
Italy plans further curbs as coronavirus cases hit new record
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported a further record daily total of 19,644 new coronavirus cases on Saturday as the government considered further restrictions including early closures of bars and restaur...
Oct 24, 2020
Cycling: Wellens wins Vuelta stage five, Roglic still leads overall
(Reuters) - Belgian Tim Wellens beat Guillaume Martin in a sprint finish to win a hilly stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, as Primoz Roglic stayed out of trouble to keep the overall lead. ...
Oct 24, 2020
Belarus president Lukashenko speaks by phone to Pompeo: media
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, who is facing an opposition threat of a national strike, spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday, state media rep...
Oct 24, 2020
Belarus's Tsikhanouskaya self-isolates after COVID-19 exposure
LONDON (Reuters) - Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is self-isolating and will take a COVID-19 test after meeting earlier this week with the Slovenian foreign minister, who has since...
Oct 24, 2020
Exclusive: Leading investors in Ant Shanghai IPO submit bids in 68-69 yuan/share range, say sources
By Julie Zhu, Kane Wu and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Some large Chinese fund managers have submitted bids in the range of 68-69 yuan per share for the Shanghai leg of the financial tec...
Oct 24, 2020
China's Xinjiang finds asymptomatic coronavirus case in Kashgar
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's far western region of Xinjiang has launched an emergency response after identifying an asymptomatic case of coronavirus in the city of Kashgar on Saturday, the health comm...
Oct 24, 2020
New Florida resident Trump casts presidential ballot for himself
By Steve Holland WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump voted in his new home state of Florida on Saturday, casting his ballot for his re-election at a public library across the...
Oct 24, 2020
