Category Archives: Syndicated
One-fifth of Britain’s coronavirus patients were infected in hospitals: Telegraph
(Reuters) - About one in five of Britain's patients with COVID-19 caught the disease while in hospital, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported, citing papers by government scientists. At the peak of t...
Jun 12, 2020
France to lift border controls for EU travellers on June 15
PARIS (Reuters) - France will lift restrictions at its borders for EU travellers on June 15, the French Interior and Foreign ministries said in a statement on Friday. "Given a favourable development o...
Jun 12, 2020
U.S. health agency reverses Obamacare transgender protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule on Friday that would lift anti-discrimination protections under Obamacare for transgender people and women seeking...
Jun 12, 2020
Christopher Nolan movie ‘Tenet’ release delayed to July 31 as industry seeks rebound
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Christopher Nolan's movie thriller "Tenet" will debut in theaters two weeks later than expected on July 31, distributor Warner Bros., a unit of AT&T Inc, said on Frida...
Jun 12, 2020
Athletics: Blech stars in drive-in pole vaulting event
(Reuters) - Fans deprived of live athletics action were treated to a mini pole vaulting competition on Friday as German Torben Blech won the Flight Night event at a drive-in cinema in Duesseldorf, Ger...
Jun 12, 2020
Factbox: What changes are governments making in response to George Floyd protests?
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Protests over the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody have prompted government and police officials across the United States to enact o...
Jun 12, 2020
Airbnb partners with Brazil virus hotspot Sao Paulo on post-pandemic tourism
By Gabriela Mello SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Home rental firm Airbnb struck a partnership with Brazil's Sao Paulo state to encourage tourism once the novel coronavirus crisis has passed, a company executiv...
Jun 12, 2020
Google, NFL latest to call for Juneteenth commemorations
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google and the National Football League have joined a growing list of U.S. private sector organizations choosing to commemorate June 19th, the date marking the...
Jun 12, 2020
Egypt registers highest daily rise in coronavirus cases in nearly two weeks
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Friday confirmed 1,577 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said, the highest daily increase in almost two weeks. In total, the Arab world's most populous country has ...
Jun 12, 2020
Facebook fires employee who protested its inaction on Trump tweets
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Facebook Inc employee who criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump t...
Jun 12, 2020
