Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slovak journalist murder trial hearings postponed over coronavirus moves
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - A Slovak court has postponed hearings into the 2018 murder of a journalist, which led to protests that brought down the government, because of measures to curb the coronavirus o...
Mar 12, 2020
UPS names former Home Depot executive Carol Tomé as CEO
(Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc on Thursday appointed former Home Depot executive Carol Tom as chief executive officer, effective June 1. Tom retired last year as chief financial officer of Home...
Mar 12, 2020
Italy considers shutting down Milan Linate, other airports due to coronavirus: source
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian authorities are considering shutting down Milan Linate and other airports due to the coronavirus outbreak, a government source told Reuters on Thursday. "The situation is ...
Mar 12, 2020
Germany designates radical wing of far-right AfD as 'extremist entity'
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will step up surveillance of a radical wing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party after the domestic intelligence agency designated it as an ex...
Mar 12, 2020
The Who cancel UK rock tour on coronavirus worries
LONDON (Reuters) - British rock band The Who have canceled their UK tour due to coronavirus, just four days before they were due to take to the stage in Manchester. The group, famous for tracks like "...
Mar 12, 2020
Finland to ban public meetings of more than 500 due to coronavirus
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will ban public meetings of more than 500 people until the end of May due to the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday. The announcement came a...
Mar 12, 2020
Russian-European mission to Mars postponed until 2022 over coronavirus: Roscosmos
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's space agency Roscosmos and the European Space Agency have decided to postpone the launch of a joint research mission to Mars until autumn 2022 because of the situation arou...
Mar 12, 2020
Basketball: Euroleague suspended amid coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) - Euroleague, Europe's elite club basketball competition, was suspended on Thursday until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak. "...in order to preserve the health and safety of th...
Mar 12, 2020
Norway to close all schools as coronavirus spread: NTB news agency
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will announce the closure of all kindergartens and schools to curb the spread of the coronavirus, following a similar step by neighboring Denmark, news agency NTB reported on T...
Mar 12, 2020
Alpine skiing: Men's final races canceled, Norway's Kilde wins overall title
(Reuters) - The final races of the men's Alpine skiing have been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the International skiing federation (FIS) said on Thursday, meaning Norway's Aleksander Aamod...
Mar 12, 2020
