Category Archives: Syndicated
Spain imposes second local coronavirus lockdown in two days
MADRID (Reuters) - The northwestern Spanish region of Galicia imposed restrictions on about 70,000 people on Sunday following a COVID-19 outbreak, a day after Catalonia also introduced a local lockdow...
Jul 05, 2020
‘Beyond worst nightmares’: Argentina’s child poverty rate soars amid pandemic
By Horacio Soria BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Antonio Chenarce, a 49-year-old baker and father of three in Buenos Aires, has struggled to make ends meet since losing his job due to the coronavirus lockdow...
Jul 05, 2020
Death toll in Ethiopian protests after killing of singer jumps to 156
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The number of people killed in protests in Ethiopia following the slaying of a popular singer has jumped to 156 from the initial tally of 80, a senior regional security officia...
Jul 05, 2020
Prime Minister Johnson and Prince Charles lead birthday tributes to Britain’s health service
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Charles paid tribute to Britain's state-run National Health Service on its 72nd birthday on Sunday, expressing pride in how it has coped with...
Jul 05, 2020
Romania’s Halep hopes to play in Palermo next month
(Reuters) - Romanian women's world number two Simona Halep hopes to take part in next month's Palermo Open, the first WTA event to be held after the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, she said ...
Jul 05, 2020
Iran records highest daily death toll from COVID-19
(Reuters) - Iran recorded its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 within a 24-hour period, official health ministry figures showed on Sunday. The 163 deaths reported on Sunday exceed the previous r...
Jul 05, 2020
New French government to be unveiled on Monday: Elysee sources
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron is set to unveil a new cabinet on Monday, two sources close to him said on Sunday, after Macron changed his prime minister earlier this week to give ...
Jul 05, 2020
Congo mines minister to meet with firms on confinement moratorium
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo mines minister Willy Kitobo Samsoni plans to meet with mining companies to agree a moratorium on confining workers to mine sites due to the corona...
Jul 05, 2020
Ireland to ease foreign travel restrictions from July 20
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is to ease quarantine restrictions on people travelling from abroad on July 20, with people from a "green list" of countries with low COVID-19 rates to be exempt from isolat...
Jul 05, 2020
Tokyo incumbent governor Koike wins second term: NHK exit poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Voters in Tokyo re-elected incumbent Yuriko Koike as their next governor, public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday, citing its exit poll, as the Japanese capital grapples with the c...
Jul 05, 2020
