Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK regulator, insurers, brace for Supreme Court battle over COVID-19 case
By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's markets regulator said on Wednesday it had failed to strike a deal with major insurers over prompt payouts to small businesses battered ...
Sep 30, 2020
Top seed Halep beats Begu to extend winning run to 16
PARIS (Reuters) - French Open top seed Simona Halep put in a disciplined performance to tame big-hitting compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-4 in the second round on Wednesday, extending her winning r...
Sep 30, 2020
Afghan peace official sees litle change in U.S. policy regardless of election result
By Charlotte Greenfield and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan's top peace official, Abdullah Abdullah, said on Wednesday he did not expect the result of the upcoming U.S. presi...
Sep 30, 2020
Lundqvist's New York reign over, Rangers buy out goalie's contract
(Reuters) - Henrik Lundqvist's tenure with the New York Rangers has come to an end after 15 seasons as the team said on Wednesday they bought out the final year of the Swedish netminder's contract, le...
Sep 30, 2020
Ontario facing 'remarkably high surge' of COVID-19 cases: modeling
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario could reach 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day in the first half of October, according to new projections released on Wednesday that showed Canada's most populous province on...
Sep 30, 2020
Colombia's land, water borders to remain closed in October
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's land and water borders will remain closed until Nov. 1, the country's migration agency said on Wednesday, in an effort to stem coronavirus infections. The Andean country,...
Sep 30, 2020
Best way to avoid more COVID measures is to follow the rules: UK PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - The best possible chance of avoiding further COVID-19 measures is to follow restrictions being imposed, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday as the daily total of ...
Sep 30, 2020
COVID-19 accelerating in parts of UK, chief medic says
LONDON (Reuters) - Outbreaks of COVID-19 are accelerating quite rapidly in the north west and north east of England and there has been a significant uptick in the number of people being admitted to in...
Sep 30, 2020
Belarus court sentences top basketball player to 15 days' jail
MINSK (Reuters) - A Minsk court on Wednesday sentenced Belarusian basketball player Yelena Levchenko to 15 days in jail for taking part in protests demanding the resignation of President Alexander Luk...
Sep 30, 2020
Creator of beloved Argentina cartoon character Mafalda dies at 88
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine cartoonist Quino, the creator of Mafalda, the inquisitive and quick-witted girl who used humor and irony to call for greater democracy in the crisis-prone country, h...
Sep 30, 2020
