Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ten migrant bodies washed up on Djibouti coast
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The bodies of 10 migrants washed up on the coast of Djibouti on the Horn of Africa, the U.N. migration agency said on Thursday. The incident occurred in the town of Obock, wher...
Oct 15, 2020
France to deploy 12,000 police to enforce corona curfews
PARIS (Reuters) - Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 12,000 police officers would be deployed to enforce curfews in major cities across France from Saturday. Police would not enforce the "rule of ...
Oct 15, 2020
Atlanta Falcons have positive COVID cases
The Atlanta Falcons have went to a virtual practice day after they had a member of the organization test positive for COVID. The Falcons have shut down their facility due to positive COVID-19 tests, s...
Oct 15, 2020
Rising U.S. weekly jobless claims cast shadow on economic recovery
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly increased last week, heightening fears the COVID-19 pandemic was inflicting lasting...
Oct 15, 2020
Austria orders first local quarantine of its second COVID-19 wave
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria on Thursday ordered the first local quarantine of its second wave of coronavirus infections, in a town near Salzburg, as cases nationally hit a new high. Austria's governmen...
Oct 15, 2020
Nokia's COVID detection system automatically scans for temperature, mask
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia has created an automated system that uses a thermal camera and real-time video analytics to determine if a person has COVID-19 symptoms and is wearing a mask, part of effor...
Oct 15, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases up more than 7,500 in 24 hours, new record
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands hit a new record in daily coronavirus cases, passing more than 7,500 infections in 24 hours, data released on Thursday showed. The number of confirmed cases reach...
Oct 15, 2020
Sanofi reports positive animal test results for potential COVID-19 vaccine
By Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) - Clinical trials of an experimental vaccine against COVID-19 which is being developed by France's Sanofi and U.S. biotech firm Translate Bio are on track to begin ...
Oct 15, 2020
Iran says hackers attacked two of its key institutions
DUBAI (Reuters) - Hackers launched large-scale attacks on two Iranian government institutions this week, a senior official said on Thursday, without giving details on the targets or the suspected perp...
Oct 15, 2020
Cycling: Froome confirmed in Ineos-Grenadiers's Vuelta roster, Roglic on for Jumbo-Visma
PARIS (Reuters) - The Vuelta a Espana looks set to turn into a Jumbo-Visma v Ineos-Grenadiers battle as Chris Froome was confirmed in the squad for his last race with the British outfit on Thursday. T...
Oct 15, 2020
