Category Archives: Syndicated
More than 90% of Tokyo hospital beds for COVID-19 patients filled: government
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 90 percent of hospital beds secured for COVID-19 patients in Tokyo have already been occupied, the Japanese Health Ministry said on Sunday, underscoring the pressing need t...
May 10, 2020
UK’s coronavirus death toll rises 269 to 31,855: government
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's COVID-19 death toll has risen by 269 to 31,855, according to figures announced on Sunday by the Department of Health. The figures, collated by government agency Public Hea...
May 10, 2020
Mayor killed in ambush in Cameroon’s restive region
PARIS (Reuters) - Separatist gunmen killed the mayor of a town in Cameroon's restive Anglophone South West Region on Sunday, the country's state broadcaster and a senior military official said. Ashu P...
May 10, 2020
Jordan bourse resumes trading with sentiment hit by worries over economy
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's bourse resumed trading on Sunday after a two-month suspension with shares falling across the board, weighed down by investor fears the coronavirus pan...
May 10, 2020
As 2020 presidential contest looms, U.S. Supreme Court mulls power of ‘electors’
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Bret Chiafalo had his bags packed in the weeks following the 2016 U.S. presidential election. If somehow his gambit worked and Donald Trump were blocked from officially bei...
May 10, 2020
Some Austrian companies abusing COVID-19 short-hours subsidies: finance ministry
ZURICH (Reuters) - Some Austrian companies are abusing state subsidies for staff on short-time working or using illegal workers during the coronavirus pandemic, the finance ministry said on Sunday aft...
May 10, 2020
Moscow reports 18% more deaths in April than same month last year
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The total number of deaths registered in Moscow rose sharply in April compared with the same month last year and was also significantly higher than the number officially confirmed a...
May 10, 2020
Turkey threatens to target Haftar’s forces in Libya if attacks persist
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Sunday it would deem the forces of Libyan General Khalifa Haftar "legitimate targets" if their attacks on its interests and diplomatic missions in Libya persisted. Tu...
May 10, 2020
Soccer: Five coronavirus cases in Spain’s top two divisions
MADRID (Reuters) - Five players in Spain's top two divisions have tested positive for COVID-19 since clubs began testing players and staff members last week, organising body La Liga said in a statemen...
May 10, 2020
U.S. unemployment rate will get worse, Treasury’s Mnuchin says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The staggering U.S. unemployment rate reported by the government on Friday amid coronavirus lockdowns may get even worse, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday. "The ...
May 10, 2020
