Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Boeing courting Delta, others to take 737 MAX 'white tails': sources
By Eric M. Johnson and Tracy Rucinski SEATTLE/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines is among airlines Boeing Co has approached to buy dozens of 737 MAX jets built for clients that have since scrapped th...
Oct 01, 2020
UK statistics agency estimates 11% of workers on furlough
LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses reported that around 11% of their staff were still on furlough between Sept. 7 and Sept. 20, the Office for National Statistics said in a twice-monthly survey, wh...
Oct 01, 2020
In crowded Gaza, public embraces mask-wearing to fight COVID-19
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - The coronavirus may have been slow to reach the sealed-off Gaza Strip, but Palestinians in the densely populated enclave have been quick to embrace mask-wearing t...
Oct 01, 2020
Hungary to extend border closures to fight coronavirus pandemic until end-October
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will extend its border closures to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic until the end of October, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet chief said on Thursday. Hun...
Oct 01, 2020
Night flight from Belarus: How a disgruntled policeman defected
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - On Aug. 12, Ivan Kolos posted a video denouncing Belarus's veteran leader, Alexander Lukashenko, and urging fellow police officers to stop using violence against de...
Oct 01, 2020
With warm words and fast visas, neighbours woo IT workers fleeing Belarus
By Ilya Zhegulev, Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Andrius Sytas KYIV/VILNIUS (Reuters) - After Max Korolevsky said he was detained and beaten by security forces during mass protests in Belarus, he ask...
Oct 01, 2020
Exclusive: Over 50 Republican former U.S. national security officials join Biden endorsement
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 50 Republican former national security officials will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday, joining one of several Republican o...
Oct 01, 2020
French 'Alzheimer's village': where nursing home meets the outside world
By Emilie Delwarde DAX, France (Reuters) - Residents of the purpose-built village near Dax in southwestern France shop for groceries, get pampered at the hair salon and enjoy music recitals just like ...
Oct 01, 2020
Indonesia reports 4,174 new coronavirus cases, 116 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 4,174 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 291,182, official data showed. It also reporte...
Oct 01, 2020
Poland reports record number of new daily coronavirus infections
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported a record number of new daily coronavirus infections on Thursday, with the Health Ministry announcing 1,967 new cases as it battles a rise in cases with new curbs. Fo...
Oct 01, 2020
