Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sudan's PM survives assassination attempt in Khartoum
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived an assassination attempt targeting his convoy as he headed to work on Monday morning in the capital Khartoum, o...
Mar 9, 2020
Indian state ordered to remove billboards 'naming and shaming' anti-government protesters
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - The top court in India's most populous state ordered authorities on Monday to remove large displays of the names, pictures and addresses of dozens of anti-...
Mar 9, 2020
Even mask-wearers can be ID'd, China facial recognition firm says
By Martin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese company says it has developed the country's first facial recognition technology that can identify people when they are wearing a mask, as most are these...
Mar 9, 2020
A day without women: strikes in Mexico and Argentina follow huge rallies
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Millions of women in Mexico and Argentina will stay away from offices, school and government offices on Monday, stepping up historic protests against gender violence that saw h...
Mar 9, 2020
Two Australian schools close as coronavirus cases jump
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two schools in the Australian city of Sydney closed on Monday after three students tested positive for the coronavirus, taking Australia's tally of cases to more tha...
Mar 9, 2020
Fiala’s second goal lifts Wild past Ducks 5-4 in OT
By Dan Greenspan ANAHEIM, Calif. - Kevin Fiala scored his second goal of the game with 59 seconds remaining in overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 on Sunday night. Alex Galcheny...
Mar 8, 2020
Bahrain F1 race to be held without fans due to coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead on March 22 without fans due to the coronavirus crisis, a blow to the Gulf Arab state's important tourism sector. Bahrain, which is h...
Mar 8, 2020
ECB tells staff to work from home in coronavirus test
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has told most of its over 3500 staff to work from home on Monday to test how it could cope with a shutdown over coronavirus concerns, a spokesperson sai...
Mar 8, 2020
Moscow threatens with prison for failure of 'self-isolation' over coronavirus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow city authorities threatened prison terms of up to five years on Sunday for people failing to self-isolate in their homes for two weeks after visiting countries hit hard by th...
Mar 8, 2020
Hong Kong records third coronavirus death -health authorities
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A 76-year-old Hong Kong woman became the third coronavirus patient who died in the Chinese-ruled city, the Hospital Authority said on Sunday. The female patient had developed fev...
Mar 8, 2020
