Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
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
