Author Archives: Syndicated Content
MAC cancels fall football season due to virus
By: Ralph D. Russo The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league competing at college football's highest level to cancel its fall season because of COVID-19 concerns. A person with k...
Aug 08, 2020
Paris orders mandatory wearing of masks outdoors in busy areas as virus flares back
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris authorities on Saturday said it would be mandatory to wear a face mask outdoors in busy areas of the French capital from Monday as the number of coronavirus infections there ro...
Aug 08, 2020
Qualcomm lobbies U.S. to sell chips for Huawei 5G phones: WSJ
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc is lobbying the U.S. government to revoke restrictions on sale of components to Huawei Technologies Co [HWT.UL], after the Chinese company was blacklisted by the Uni...
Aug 08, 2020
MAC presidents reportedly vote to cancel fall football
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - Watchstadium.com is reporting the Mid American Conference, which includes Western Michigan University, Central Michigan University, and Eastern Michigan University, ...
Aug 08, 2020
Germany adds parts of Romania, Bulgaria to list of COVID risk areas
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany has declared certain regions in Romania and Bulgaria as risk areas after an increase in COVID-19 infections there, as Europe struggles to control an uptick in cases durin...
Aug 08, 2020
Trump to hold Saturday news conference: White House
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a news conference on Saturday at 3:30 ET (1930) GMT at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, the White House said. Trump on Frid...
Aug 08, 2020
Algeria eases coronavirus restrictions, including travel curbs and curfew
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria said on Saturday it will further ease its coronavirus lockdown, including shortening an overnight curfew, lifting some travel curbs and allowing large mosques to reopen. Th...
Aug 08, 2020
Ugandan presidential hopeful says police used bullets to disperse supporters
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan pop star and presidential hopeful, Bobi Wine, said some of his supporters were injured on Saturday after police fired teargas and live bullets to dispe...
Aug 08, 2020
Venezuela court jails two U.S. ex-soldiers for 20 years after failed incursion
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan court sentenced two former U.S. soldiers to 20 years in prison for their role in a failed incursion aimed at ousting President Nicolas Maduro in early May, chief prose...
Aug 08, 2020
UK orders recall of 741,000 coronavirus testing kits over safety concerns
LONDON (Reuters) - Randox Laboratories, a Northern Ireland-based medical technology company, has been instructed by Britain's medicines regulator to recall up to 741,000 coronavirus test kits from the...
Aug 08, 2020
