Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
EM central bank easing runs out of steam after 20 months of cuts
By Karin Strohecker and Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks in developing countries have cut rates for 20 straight months, exceeding the easing cycles sparked by the 2008 financial crisis...
Oct 01, 2020
Motor racing: Imola to allow 13,000 fans a day for Emilia Romagna GP
(Reuters) - More than 13,000 spectators a day will be allowed to attend the Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at Italy's Imola circuit later this month, race promoters said on Thursday. The race w...
Oct 01, 2020
Exclusive: German market watchdog bans staff from trades in wake of Wirecard
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's financial watchdog BaFin is banning its staff from trading shares and other securities of the companies that it oversees in the wake of the Wirecard accounting scandal, a ...
Oct 01, 2020
Motor racing: IndyCar to welcome 20,000 fans to season-ending race
(Reuters) - The St. Petersburg Grand Prix will welcome 20,000 spectators for the IndyCar season finale, organisers said on Thursday, as Florida lifts all COVID-19 restrictions on businesses. Originall...
Oct 01, 2020
Doctors group says Turkey 'hid the truth' by reporting only those with COVID-19 symptoms
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's top medical association and the main opposition party on Thursday criticised a decision by President Tayyip Erdogan's government to on...
Oct 01, 2020
Offshore tests for oil in Atlantic will not happen this year: lawyers
(Reuters) - Seismic tests that are a precursor to offshore oil drilling will not take place in Atlantic waters this year, and possibly longer, attorneys for environmental groups that sued the federal ...
Oct 01, 2020
New York worries over 20 coronavirus hot spots, Wisconsin sees troubling trends
By Jonathan Allen and Lisa Shumaker NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state reported an uptick of positive coronavirus tests in 20 "hot spots" on Thursday, while Midwest states also reported rising caselo...
Oct 01, 2020
Brazil requests resumption of multi-billion dollar suit against Samarco, Vale and BHP for dam burst
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian federal and state authorities and prosecutors have requested the re-opening of a multi-billion dollar civil action suit against miners Samarco , Vale and BHP for damage...
Oct 01, 2020
