Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Austria readies new COVID curbs as daily infections stay above 5,000
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria's daily tally of new coronavirus cases stood at 5,349, data from the government showed on Saturday, as it prepares to announce new measures aimed at slowing the spread of th...
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
Former James Bond actor Sean Connery dies aged 90: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Former James Bond actor Sean Connery has died aged 90, the BBC reported on Saturday. (Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; editing by John Stonestreet)
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
Tennis: World No. 2 Halep tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - World number two Simona Halep tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is recovering well from her mild symptoms. "Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COV...
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
China local authority warns of coronavirus on packaging of imported Brazilian pork
BEIJING (Reuters) - Packaging on a batch of frozen pork imported from Brazil which had entered a district in Eastern China's Shandong province has tested positive for the coronavirus, the local govern...
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
Georgia lawmakers seek jail reform after Reuters investigation
By Linda So (Reuters) - Georgia lawmakers are pressing for stronger jail oversight after a Reuters investigation identified hundreds of deaths in the state's county jails and dangerous lapses in inmat...
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
Iran imposes new restrictions to stem coronavirus spread: Rouhani
(Reuters) - Weddings, wakes and conferences will be banned in the Iranian capital until further notice as the Middle East's hardest-hit nation battles a third wave of COVID-19, police said on Saturday...
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
Spanish police arrest man for praising attack near Paris
BARCELONA (Reuters) - A Moroccan man was arrested in Barcelona for praising the beheading of a French schoolteacher outside Paris this month and inciting more attacks, police said on Saturday. The man...
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
Reunited with coach, Australian Barty back in the groove
(Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty feels refreshed after a lengthy break from tennis due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 24-year-old hopes the interval would prove a blessing as she returned to t...
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
KLM pilots will not agree to wage freeze demanded by Dutch government
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The pilots' union of KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France , on Saturday declined to sign a document accepting a freeze on wage increases through 2025, a move that could endanger effo...
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
The great divergence: U.S. COVID-19 economy has delivered luxury houses for some, evictions for others
By Michelle Conlin (Reuters) - When the temperature dipped near freezing in Columbus, Ohio in mid-October, the children had no heat. The gas had been shut off in their apartment for nonpayment. DaMir ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 31, 2020
