Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jepchirchir breaks own women's-only half-marathon record
(Reuters) - Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir bettered the women's-only half marathon world record when she took gold in a closely-fought race at the World Athletics half marathon championships in Gdynia, Pol...
Oct 17, 2020
Malaysia Airlines restructuring talks prolonged, CEO tells staff
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysia Airlines' parent company is still holding negotiations with lessors and creditors over a restructuring plan to keep the carrier alive, but the talks are...
Oct 17, 2020
Polish bishop caught up in abuse negligence case resigns
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of the bishop of the Polish diocese of Kalisz who has been accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused childre...
Oct 17, 2020
Iran's death toll from coronavirus above 30,000 - health ministry
(Reuters) - Iran's new coronavirus death toll has risen by 253 to 30,123, the health ministry said on Saturday, as the number of confirmed cases spiked to 526,490 in the hardest-hit Middle Eastern cou...
Oct 17, 2020
British COVID-19 testing adviser calls for 'circuit-breaker' lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - A professor who has advised the British government on its COVID-19 testing programme said on Saturday a short nationwide lockdown was needed due to "eye-watering" levels of infectio...
Oct 17, 2020
Deloitte to shut four UK offices to cut costs amid pandemic: FT
(Reuters) - Deloitte will permanently close four of its 50 UK offices in coming months as the company aims to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Deloitt...
Oct 17, 2020
Woman arrested after bodies of three children found at Vienna property
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austrian police are investigating the deaths of three young girls, including a baby, at a property in Vienna. A 31-year-old woman called the police at 5.20 a.m. (0320 GMT) on Saturd...
Oct 17, 2020
Analysis: Arrest of ex-army chief puts Mexican president's plans under siege
By Drazen Jorgic and Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The spectacular fall from grace of Mexico's previous armed forces supremo has raised awkward questions about the president's reliance on the mi...
Oct 17, 2020
Merkel urges Germans to reduce contacts and travel to curb coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Saturday to curb social contacts and keep travel to a minimum, making a personal appeal after the federal and state governments struggled t...
Oct 17, 2020
Amid tensions with China, India warns Amazon, Flipkart over country of origin rule
By Nupur Anand MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian government has warned Amazon.com's local unit and Walmart's Flipkart that sellers on their platforms are not complying with a rule requiring that a product...
Oct 17, 2020
