Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Darknet’ sellers tout face masks for bitcoin, researchers say
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - "Darknet" trading platforms where contraband from drugs to stolen credit cards usually change hands are offering face masks and other coronavirus-related gear in retur...
Apr 06, 2020
Mexican president says no changes in his cabinet
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that there are "no changes" in his cabinet after rumours circulated on social media in the past few days that some ...
Apr 06, 2020
Syria slow to free prisoners despite coronavirus risk in crowded jails: rights groups
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria is dragging its feet on releasing prisoners under an amnesty declared by President Bashar al-Assad, raising fears of mass infections if the new coronavir...
Apr 06, 2020
2020 Open Championship cancelled due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - The 149th Open Championsip due to be played at Royal St George's from July 16-19 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, golf's governing body the R&A announced on Monday. "The...
Apr 06, 2020
Slovak court sentences journalist’s killer to 23 years in prison
By Tomas Mrva BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - A Slovak court on Monday sentenced former soldier Miroslav Marcek to 23 years in prison for shooting and killing investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiance...
Apr 06, 2020
Odd number in India coronavirus testing data sparks questions
By Alexandra Ulmer MUMBAI (Reuters) - A statistical oddity in India's new coronavirus testing numbers has sparked questions about the country's data management. Every day for over a week in late March...
Apr 06, 2020
Kenya halts movement in areas affected by the coronavirus
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday ordered a halt to all movement in parts of the country affected by the new coronavirus, including the capital Nairobi, a tightening of mea...
Apr 06, 2020
U.S. designates Russia-based ultranationalist group as terrorist organisation: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is designating a Russia-based ultranationalist group called the Russian Imperial Movement as a terrorist organisation, a senior State Department official told ...
Apr 06, 2020
Torn between duty and fear – an Italian doctor fights coronavirus
By Fabiano Franchitti ROME (Reuters) - Cecilia Bartalena, a doctor treating coronavirus victims, lives in terror - torn between the oath she has taken to heal the sick and the fear that she might infe...
Apr 06, 2020
Acting U.S. Navy chief says fired ship captain may have been ‘stupid’: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly, in a surprise speech aboard a coronavirus-stricken U.S. aircraft carrier, told the crew that their fired captain may have been "stupid,"...
Apr 06, 2020
