Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Putin visits huge army church ahead of vote on extending his rule
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin visited a huge new Orthodox Christian cathedral dedicated to the military on Monday as Russia prepares to vote on reforms that could let him stay in power u...
Jun 22, 2020
No new coronavirus deaths in Netherlands as cases fall
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands registered 69 new coronavirus cases on Monday, and no deaths from the disease, the country's health authorities said in their daily update. It was the first 24-ho...
Jun 22, 2020
Former Pope Benedict back in Vatican after German trip to see sick brother
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Former Pope Benedict returned to the Vatican on Monday after spending five days in his native Germany to visit his ailing older brother, the Vatican said. Benedict, 93, was in...
Jun 22, 2020
Walgreens resumes immunization services ahead of flu season
(Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc on Monday said it has resumed immunization services at its pharmacies ahead of the upcoming flu season, which health officials warn may coincide with a second ...
Jun 22, 2020
UK government committee to discuss social distancing rule in England
LONDON (Reuters) - A committee of ministers will discuss a review into the 2-metre social distancing rule in England later on Monday to consider any changes that could help more businesses open at the...
Jun 22, 2020
Japan to promote digitalisation in this year's long-term policy framework
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will focus on promoting digitalisation to more efficiently cope with challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, an outline of this year's long-term economic pol...
Jun 22, 2020
Morocco used NSO's spyware to spy on journalist, Amnesty says
By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Technology developed by Israel's NSO Group was used by the Moroccan government to spy on journalist Omar Radi, a critic of Morocco's human rights record, Amnesty Int...
Jun 22, 2020
As lockdown eases, old water pipeline offers fresh views of Yangon
By Zaw Naing Oo YANGON (Reuters) - Winding through the city of Yangon and the surrounding countryside, a water pipeline built in the British colonial era is offering visitors cooped up indoors during ...
Jun 22, 2020
Small, medium businesses feel brunt of lockdown pain: survey
GENEVA (Reuters) - Small and mid-sized businesses around the world are being hit hardest by the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns and about a fifth say they risk shutting down permanently within three mont...
Jun 22, 2020
ECB money-printing shouldn't become 'unbound', says Weidmann
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's massive buying of government bonds shouldn't become a form of "unbound", permanent help to indebted governments, ECB policymaker Jens Weidmann said on...
Jun 22, 2020
