Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'For heaven rest us, we're not Asbestos': Canadian town chooses new name
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Residents of the town of Asbestos in the Canadian province of Quebec have voted to rename their community in a move to distance it from the once-ubiquitous miner...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Czech minister flags more restrictions as COVID patients flood hospitals
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government may have to tighten its anti-coronavirus measures further as numbers of new cases have not ebbed and the health system is getting close its capacity, Health Min...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Bolivia official count shows Arce with majority of vote, confirms rapid tally
By Marcelo Rochabrun LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's official vote count showed socialist candidate Luis Arce with a majority of the vote with nearly 60% of ballots counted by late morning on Tuesday, ba...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
ICC prosecutor says Bashir and other suspects must face justice over Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other suspects wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and genocide in Darfur must face justice without furt...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Italian govt enlists top influencers to promote COVID masks
ROME (Reuters) - Top Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni and her rapper husband Fedez have urged their fans to wear face masks, heeding a call from Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to raise awareness abou...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
UK records more than 21,000 new COVID cases on Tuesday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 21,331 new cases of COVID-19, daily government statistics showed on Tuesday, up from the 18,804 reported the previous day. There were 241 deaths within 28 days of a...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Cycling: Tratnik claims Giro stage 16 as Almeida retains overall lead
(Reuters) - Team Bahrain McLaren's Jan Tratnik edged past Ben O'Connor in a two-man finish on Tuesday to win the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 229km hilly route from Udine to San Daniele del Friu...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Berlin imposes compulsory mask measures against coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin's municipal government on Tuesday made it compulsory to wear masks at markets, in queues and on 10 busy shopping streets, but stopped short of imposing another lockdown to cu...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Houston police say two officers shot, suspect in custody
(Reuters) - Two Houston police officers were shot on Tuesday and a suspect suffered a gunshot wound before being apprehended, a spokeswoman for the city's police department said. Jodi Silva said the t...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Brazil senator caught with cash in underwear seeks 90-day leave
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian senator caught in a police raid hiding cash between his buttocks last week has requested a 90-day leave from the Senate, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. The senator...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
