Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gang war erupts in Rohingya refugee camps, at least eight killed, thousands flee
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - A turf war raging between criminal armed groups in Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh has forced thousands of people to flee and at least eight have been kill...
Oct 08, 2020
Norway's King Harald to undergo heart surgery
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald will undergo surgery this week to replace a heart valve, the royal palace said in a statement on Thursday. The 83-year-old monarch, who does not have formal polit...
Oct 08, 2020
Italy close to buying five million COVID-19 rapid tests: PM
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is finalising a tender to buy 5 million COVID-19 rapid antigenic tests, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday, as the country seeks to make testing for citizens easier ...
Oct 08, 2020
BMW says Brexit could cost auto industry 10-11 billion euros
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW Chief Financial Officer Nicolas Peter on Thursday said Britain's separation from the European Union could cost carmakers and suppliers up to 11 billion euros unless cross-bor...
Oct 08, 2020
Tehran scrambles for hospital beds as Iran reports record new coronavirus cases
DUBAI (Reuters) - Tehran ambulances carrying COVID-19 patients go from hospital to hospital in search of available beds, a physician said on Thursday as the country recorded a daily high of 4,392 new ...
Oct 08, 2020
Germany finds three new African swine fever cases in wild boar
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Three more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in wild boar in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, the state government said on Thursday. The new discoverie...
Oct 08, 2020
Japan fishermen oppose 'catastrophic' release of Fukushima water to ocean
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese fish industry representatives on Thursday urged the government not to allow the release at sea of tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, saying it wo...
Oct 08, 2020
Bank rules force staff to turn off NHS COVID-19 tracing app at work
By Iain Withers and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - Branch staff at some of Britain's biggest banks say rules that require them to store phones in lockers while at work are putting them at undue risk...
Oct 08, 2020
Mastercard backs card issuing start-up Marqeta
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Mastercard Inc has made a strategic investment in fintech firm Marqeta Inc and extended an existing partnership with the card issuing start-up, the companies said on ...
Oct 08, 2020
American poet Louise Gluck wins Nobel literature prize
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American poet Louise Gluck has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence uni...
Oct 08, 2020
