Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ex-U.S. Marine held in Russia on spying charge taken for emergency hernia operation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who Russia is trying on espionage charges, was taken from prison on Thursday to undergo an emergency hernia operation, his brother and the U.S. embas...
May 29, 2020
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian attacker: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian attacker who tried to run them over with a car in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the military said. No Israelis were hurt in the...
May 29, 2020
U.S. consumer spending tanks; savings hit record high
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers cut spending by the most on record for the second straight month in April while boosting savings to an all-time high, and the growing frugality ...
May 29, 2020
Britain’s science advisory board publishes minutes of meetings
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) published minutes from its first meetings on Friday as part of a pledge for transparency around discussions over the gover...
May 29, 2020
Lesotho appeal courts revokes bail granted to former leader’s wife
MASERU (Reuters) - Lesotho's Appeal Court on Friday revoked bail which had been granted to the former prime minister Thomas Thabane's wife, who is accused of murdering the leader's previous spouse. Ma...
May 29, 2020
Thirty countries launch alliance to share COVID-19 tools
ZURICH (Reuters) - Thirty countries led by Costa Rica and the World Health Organization launched an initiative on Friday aimed at sharing vaccines, medicines and diagnostic tools to tackle the global ...
May 29, 2020
France’s Louvre museum preparing to re-open on July 6
PARIS (Reuters) - The Louvre museum in Paris said on Friday it was planning to re-open its doors on July 6 following new steps announced Thursday by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to ease the country...
May 29, 2020
Singapore-China to open essential travel corridor in early June
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore and China plan to reopen essential travel for business and official purposes between the two countries early next month, they said in a joint statement on Friday. The s...
May 29, 2020
Austria to loosen face-mask requirement, scrap table-size limit in bars
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria will no longer require shoppers to wear face masks and scrap a limit of four adults at a table in bars and restaurants, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Friday, outlining t...
May 29, 2020
In Canada’s COVID-19 capital, bone-weary nurses plead for summer break
By Allison Lampert and Sebastien Malo MONTREAL (Reuters) - Quebec nurses and orderlies are pleading for time off this summer, ahead of a possible second wave of coronavirus infections in the fall, as ...
May 29, 2020
