Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. House aims to pass $3 trillion Democratic coronavirus bill rejected by Republicans
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set on Friday to debate and vote on a $3 trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human and e...
May 15, 2020
In Pennsylvania, signs that Trump's attacks on mail voting could backfire
By Jarrett Renshaw LOWER MAKEFIELD, Penn. (Reuters) - With Pennsylvania's June 2 presidential primary fast approaching, local Republican leader Mark Hrutkay took to Facebook to remind supporters they ...
May 15, 2020
Tropical Bali looking to reopen to tourists in October
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's tropical holiday island of Bali could reopen to tourists in October, thanks to its success in controlling the coronavirus outbreak, the government said on Friday. As of...
May 15, 2020
Bulgaria to reopen shopping malls from Monday as virus curbs eased
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will allow shopping malls to reopen on Monday as part of its push to ease restrictions imposed two months ago to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boyko Bor...
May 15, 2020
Austria's junior minister for culture first to quit over coronavirus fall-out
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic claimed its first political scalp in Austria as the junior minister for culture quit under pressure from theatre directors and performers...
May 15, 2020
'We don't know how IOC money will be spent': Tokyo 2020 chief
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the first in history to be postponed, said on Friday they were not aware of detailed spending allocations for $800 million ...
May 15, 2020
First Hong Kong protester to admit 'rioting' gets four years' jail
By Sharon Tam and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A 21-year-old Hong Kong lifeguard, the first anti-government protester to plead guilty to the charge of rioting during last year's unrest, was sente...
May 15, 2020
Hungary ruling in Roma segregation case 'unfair': PM Orban
By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban on Friday said a Supreme Court ruling awarding damages to schoolchildren from the Roma minority who were put in separate clas...
May 15, 2020
Free movement across Italy to be allowed from June 3: draft decree
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is set to allow free travel across the country from June 3, according to a draft decree seen by Reuters on Friday, as the government moves to unwind the coronavirus lockdown and...
May 15, 2020
Turkey detains 38 over suspected links to armed attack: governor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained 38 people including the local head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in relation to an armed attack which killed two people in t...
May 15, 2020
