Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Congratulations, it’s a fudge: EU crisis deal leaves much unresolved
By John Chalmers and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU finance ministers gave themselves a round of applause as they wrapped up talks on Thursday night with agreement on a package of measures...
Apr 10, 2020
FIFA chief warns against re-starting soccer too early
BERN (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has warned against re-starting soccer too early amid the coronavirus pandemic, telling FIFA's 211 member associations on Friday that such behaviour wou...
Apr 10, 2020
Death stalks French nursing home, where corpses lie in rooms
By Lucien Libert PARIS (Reuters) - In a nursing home in Paris, bodies have been left decomposing in bedrooms and the smell of death seeps under doors after the coronavirus spread through the overwhelm...
Apr 10, 2020
USA Swimming reschedules Olympic team trials
(Reuters) - USA Swimming said on Friday it had rescheduled its Olympic trials to June 13-20, 2021 and that they would remain in Omaha, Nebraska. The rescheduling of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to July 23 ...
Apr 10, 2020
Exclusive: Italy’s government set to reappoint Eni and Enel CEOs – source
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - The chief executives of Italy's top two energy groups Eni and Enel are on course to secure third terms next week when Rome decides on roles at key state-controlled c...
Apr 10, 2020
Tokyo 2020 working toward new date, but virus clouds future
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers are focusing on their new Games start date in 2021, they stressed on Friday -- even if the coronavirus outbreak complicates preparations for...
Apr 10, 2020
Special Report: Married for 50 years, a couple are separated by the coronavirus
By By Joshua Schneyer NEW YORK (Reuters) - This is a love story. It began 50 years ago over an apple strudel in Paris, but Howard Smith says he has no time for romantic notions about the past. Right n...
Apr 10, 2020
Portugal set to extend coronavirus lockdown till May 1
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebeleo de Sousa said on Friday he would propose next week extending a national lockdown till May 1 as the number of coronavirus cases in the country ro...
Apr 10, 2020
Lebanon seizes 25 tonnes of hashish to be smuggled to Africa
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese police have seized about 25 tonnes of hashish that were set to be smuggled to an African state, in the country's biggest drug bust, Lebanese security forces said on Friday....
Apr 10, 2020
Factbox: Europe begins to consider easing coronavirus lockdowns
(Reuters) - Some European countries have announced plans to ease restrictions on social life, transport and cross-border travel put in place since mid-March to battle the spread of the novel coronavir...
Apr 10, 2020
