Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AOC, other progressive U.S. Democrats fight to expand influence with Tuesday primaries
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York state holds primary elections on Tuesday to determine the fate of progressive Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other U.S. House members, tes...
Jun 23, 2020
French StopCovid app led to 1.8 million activations as of June 22
PARIS (Reuters) - France's state-supported "StopCovid" contact-tracing app has been downloaded by 1.9 million people, roughly 2% of the population, leading to 1.8 million activations as of June 22, di...
Jun 23, 2020
India money supply surge signals pandemic-related uncertainty, not growth
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) - Heightened uncertainty in India caused by the coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in currency in circulation as people hoard cash or p...
Jun 23, 2020
Have gun will travel: Coronavirus at meat plants builds demand for mobile butchers
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Slaughtering cattle is a solitary, but personal business for Gerrit vande Bruinhorst, 55, the mobile butcher of Picture Butte, Alberta. On this day, vande ...
Jun 23, 2020
Generation COVID: The Spanish learners lost to lockdown
By Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) - Out of 31 pupils in one of Madrid teacher Clara Mijares' online classes last month, eight were missing. Two had not been seen for some time, she said, adding that t...
Jun 23, 2020
Rayshard Brooks to be mourned at Atlanta funeral after fatal police shooting
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Mourners are expected to fill the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church on Tuesday afternoon for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks, a Black man who was shot and killed by pol...
Jun 23, 2020
Japan to step up measures to attract foreign finance workers: ruling party draft
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will boost visa support, lure more international schools and streamline procedures for obtaining investment management licenses to attract highly skilled foreign finance worker...
Jun 23, 2020
China think tank calls for U.S. to keep military communications open
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. and Chinese militaries must keep communication channels open and take steps to prevent conflict even as ties worsen, an influential Chinese government thin...
Jun 23, 2020
Saudi minister says number of pilgrims limited to around 1,000
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's haj minister said on Tuesday that the number of pilgrims attending haj this year would be limited to around 1,000 local citizens and residents, to prevent the spread ...
Jun 23, 2020
Kyrgyz ex-president sentenced to 11 years in prison
BISHKEK (Reuters) - A court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced former president Almazbek Atambayev to 11 years and two months in prison on Tuesday on corruption charges, which he denies. The court found Atambaye...
Jun 23, 2020
