Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Supreme Court tosses ruling that revived comedian's racial bias suit against Comcast
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court's ruling that had given the green light to comedian-turned-media entrepreneur Byron Allen's $20 billion racial bias lawsuit against...
Mar 23, 2020
EU competition chiefs allow suppliers to coordinate to combat coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators gave the green light on Monday for suppliers to coordinate distribution of scarce products to cope with the coronavirus outbreak without fear of breaching ca...
Mar 23, 2020
Mozambique army, Islamist insurgents battle in town close to gas projects: police
MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's army is battling Islamist insurgents in a town in the country's north, close to billion-dollar gas projects being developed by Exxon Mobil and Total, police said. The G...
Mar 23, 2020
Russia's Shoigu, Syria's Assad discuss ceasefire and aid: Russian defense ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed ensuring a lasting ceasefire in the Idlib region during talks in Syria, the Russian defense mi...
Mar 23, 2020
Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis
By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's building industry has found temporary housing for many of its nearly 70,000 Palestinian laborers, staving off a construction shutdown after the coronavirus ...
Mar 23, 2020
Hungary assessing option of national lockdown to combat virus: PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government is weighing the option of a national lockdown to combat the coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told lawmakers on Monday as his cabinet sought to raise e...
Mar 23, 2020
Italy's Lombardy workers to strike for tougher coronavirus shutdowns
By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Unions in Italy's Lombardy region announced strikes on Monday to protect the health of their workers, saying a government decree temporarily shutting ...
Mar 23, 2020
Czechs send facemasks to Italy after mix-up over Chinese gift
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic sent 110,000 facemasks to Italy on Monday after confusion around a larger shipment of gear to protect against the new coronavirus was impounded by Czech authoriti...
Mar 23, 2020
Trapped in paradise: Tourists stranded by virus seek visa extensions
By Sultan Anshori KUTA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Travelers stranded by coronavirus in some of Southeast Asia's idyllic tourism hotspots are trying to extend visas as more countries enforce travel restric...
Mar 23, 2020
Confirmed coronavirus infections in Netherlands rise 13%, 34 new deaths
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands increased by 13% from a day earlier and 34 more people died, Dutch health authorities said on Monday. The number...
Mar 23, 2020
