Author Archives: Syndicated Content
For kitchen-less Hong Kongers, new ban on restaurant dining is a bitter pill
By Yoyo Chow and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - A new Hong Kong ban on dining at restaurants and food stalls aimed at reining in a spike in coronavirus cases threatens to complicate life for the m...
Jul 27, 2020
Explainer: What’s at stake in the battle over U.S. unemployment benefits in Congress?
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Enhanced unemployment benefits that the U.S. Congress authorized early in the coronavirus pandemic are due to expire at the end of July and thus far lawmakers h...
Jul 27, 2020
U.S. Republicans to unveil coronavirus aid proposal as time runs out on jobless benefits
By Susan Cornwell and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday are expected to unveil a $1 trillion coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House, a starting p...
Jul 27, 2020
‘Hopeless addict’ Depp was a wife beater, court hears
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - When high on drugs and alcohol, Johnny Depp would turn into a violent alter ego he called "The Monster" and lash out at his wife Amber Heard, a London court was t...
Jul 27, 2020
French jobless total drops in June: labour ministry
PARIS (Reuters) - France saw its biggest ever monthly drop in the jobless total last month as some jobseekers found part-time work, data from the Labour Ministry showed on Monday. The number of people...
Jul 27, 2020
Civil rights pioneer, congressman John Lewis to lie in state at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Civil rights pioneer and longtime U.S. Representative John Lewis will lie in state at the Capitol Building on Monday and Tuesday, allowing time for socially distanced tributes t...
Jul 27, 2020
Factbox: The foreign policy issues that divide Trump and Biden
By Simon Lewis and Michael Martina (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put "America First," overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. all...
Jul 27, 2020
Imperiled Arizona U.S. Senator McSally’s hopes seen riding on Trump train
By David Morgan (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator Martha McSally shows every sign of being an imperiled incumbent, trailing Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in money and polling as President Donald ...
Jul 27, 2020
Helped by fiscal boost, German economy seen rebounding: Bundesbank
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German economy is rebounding and may well continue to do so in the second half of the year, supported by the government's fiscal stimulus measures taken in response to the co...
Jul 27, 2020
Austrian resort town St. Wolfgang grapples with coronavirus outbreak
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Austrian town of St. Wolfgang, a popular holiday destination, has reported 53 coronavirus infections since Wednesday, triggering concerns of an early end to the summer tourist s...
Jul 27, 2020
