Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iraqis gather in Baghdad to mark anti-government protests anniversary
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A few hundred Iraqis gathered in Baghdad's central Tahrir square on Thursday to mark the anniversary of anti-government unrest that erupted last year and to put pressure on the gov...
Oct 01, 2020
U.S. airlines face grim winter, with or without a bailout
By Tracy Rucinski and Andrea Shalal CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines face a winter test of their finances and question marks over the reach of their domestic flight networks after failing,...
Oct 01, 2020
Biden campaign to start in-person voter outreach as U.S. election nears
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign will send supporters to solicit possible voters in person, two aides said on Thursday, shifting tactics in the...
Oct 01, 2020
Kuwaiti opposition hopes new emir permits political 'detente'
By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwaiti opposition figures proposed electoral reforms and a pardon for dissidents in recent meetings with the prince who has since become the new emir, they said,...
Oct 01, 2020
Syria's Damascus airport resumes commercial flights after COVID-19 halt
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria on Thursday reopened Damascus airport for regular international commercial traffic after a six-month halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had imposed strict health m...
Oct 01, 2020
Bang your pots: top French chef calls for COVID protest
PARIS (Reuters) - One of France's top chefs on Thursday urged fellow restaurant and bar owners to protest against the possible closure of their establishments, as the government considers tightening r...
Oct 01, 2020
Bon Jovi album '2020' asks 'questions' about pandemic, race, police
By Alicia Powell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jon Bon Jovi hits the hot-button social issues of America in "2020", his 15th studio album - the coronavirus pandemic, race relations, and police violence - but...
Oct 01, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 206,402 coronavirus deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 7,213,419 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 45,342 cases from its previous count, and said that th...
Oct 01, 2020
Delight and worry as Sweden lifts pandemic ban on nursing home visits
By Johan Ahlander and Helena Soderpalm GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) - Sweden ended a six-month ban on visits to nursing homes on Thursday, delighting residents and their relatives but also prompting f...
Oct 01, 2020
Venezuela insists on December congress vote despite EU call for delay
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Thursday insisted it will hold legislative elections on Dec. 6, following a call by the European Union for a delay to ensure a free and fair vote. Opposition parties l...
Oct 01, 2020
