Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden warns against coronavirus stimulus corruption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned on Tuesday he would scrutinize any "big company or political insider" who received federal stimulus money they were not suppos...
May 12, 2020
Italy magistrates open probe after freed aid worker bombarded by hate mail
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian aid worker, freed at the weekend after being held hostage for 18 months by Islamist militants in Africa, has been deluged with hate mail because she conve...
May 12, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman tests positive for coronavirus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was receiving treatment at hospital, Russian news age...
May 12, 2020
French primary pupils trickle back to class after eight-week lockdown
By John Irish and Emilie Delwarde PARIS/VELIZY (Reuters) - Across France, primary school pupils on Tuesday sat at least a metre apart in small classes and listened to teachers in masks on their first ...
May 12, 2020
Malaysia seizes hundreds of migrants in latest lockdown raid
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has detained 1,368 undocumented migrants in an area under lockdown in the latest such raid despite fears the crackdown could push vulnerable people ...
May 12, 2020
Lebanon to go into four-day closure to prevent virus spread
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's government agreed on a "full closure" of the country for four days, the presidency said as the cabinet met on Tuesday to try to ward off a second wave of coronavirus infec...
May 12, 2020
Virus response opens way for corruption: EU chief prosecutor
By Luke Baker LONDON (Reuters) - The promise of vast sums of European Union aid to countries affected by the coronavirus and less oversight over the funds is likely to lead to a surge in fraud and cor...
May 12, 2020
Northern Ireland sets lockdown exit plan resembling Ireland’s, but no timetable
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Northern Ireland laid out a five-stage roadmap for the easing of its coronavirus lockdown similar to Ireland's, but its omission of any dates for action raised the chances of differ...
May 12, 2020
Lebanese designers fight coronavirus with fashion face masks
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Beirut-based designer Bokja specializes in making upholstered furniture with vintage fabric but the studio's workers now dedicate their time to sewing colourful silk face masks to c...
May 12, 2020
Nokia to collaborate with Microsoft in data centre software
(Reuters) - Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Tuesday it would collaborate with Microsoft in the open source network operating system SONiC, which is used in the data centres of some of th...
May 12, 2020
