Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Stockholm rushes to stem nursing home COVID surge with visit ban, quick tests
By Colm Fulton and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Stockholm scrambled on Wednesday to curb COVID-19 infections at its nursing homes, reimposing a ban on visits and piloting rapid-result coronavi...
Nov 11, 2020
North Korea dubs global atomic watchdog a 'dancing marionette'
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea on Wednesday dubbed the global atomic watchdog "a marionette dancing to the tune of the hostile forces" as the International Atomic Energy Ag...
Nov 11, 2020
Greece to offer 50% tax break for returning professionals and 'digital migrants'
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is preparing a law that will offer a hefty tax incentive to workers who move there from abroad, with the aim of creating more professional jobs and reversing its crisis-era b...
Nov 11, 2020
Greece tightens night time curfew as COVID-19 infections surge
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will apply a tighter curfew at night time, allowing movement only for work and health reasons as the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic increasingly pressures its public...
Nov 11, 2020
Hurricane Eta aims for Florida west coast as it approaches fourth landfall
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Eta regained hurricane strength on Wednesday and was expected to bring squall winds and a storm surge to Florida's west coast before making landfall on Thursday north o...
Nov 11, 2020
Peru's new PM pledges stability as political turmoil threatens recovery
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's new Cabinet started to take shape on Wednesday as lawyer and long-time politician ntero Flores-Aroz said he had agreed to be the Andean country's new prime mini...
Nov 11, 2020
Lufthansa reaches crisis deal with union to cut costs
BERLIN (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa has reached a new deal with trade union Verdi to cut 200 million euros in costs in return for making no compulsory redundancies up until March 2022, the tra...
Nov 11, 2020
U.S. aide warns Brazil, without evidence, of Huawei 5G 'Big Brother' surveillance
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A U.S. official said on Wednesday that Chinese surveillance of the world through 5G technology was like Big Brother in George Orwell's novel 1984, as he urged Brazilian companies ...
Nov 11, 2020
WHO sees U.S. soon passing 10 million COVID-19 cases as surge continues
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The United States will soon pass 10 million COVID-19 infections as record-breaking numbers of cases continue, the World Health Organization's regional office said on Wednesday. Th...
Nov 11, 2020
Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga pleads not guilty at U.N. court
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A U.N. court registered a plea of "not guilty" for Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga at his lawyer's request on Wednesday after he remained silent during his initial appea...
Nov 11, 2020
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