Category Archives: Syndicated
EU governments risk clash with EU exec in bid to save tourism season
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments risk a clash with the EU executive arm over their support for travel firms issuing vouchers for cancelled holiday deals without giving...
Apr 28, 2020
Genoa viaduct rises from tragedy, defying coronavirus curbs
By Francesca Landini and Massimo Pinca GENOA (Reuters) - Workers in face masks laid the final section of a new viaduct in Genoa on Tuesday, as Italy's prime minister paid tribute to the 43 people kill...
Apr 28, 2020
Latin America to see sharp increase in hunger, poverty: FAO
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Hunger and poverty are set to spike in Latin America and the Caribbean as the impact of the novel coronavirus ravages the regions economies and disrupts supply chains, according t...
Apr 28, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases rise to 38,416, with 48 new deaths – health authorities
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands' number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 171 to 38,416 health authorities said on Tuesday, with 48 new deaths. The country's death toll stands at 4,566...
Apr 28, 2020
African swine fever kills 61 pigs in northern Namibia-gov’t
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Northern Namibia has been hit by an outbreak of African swine fever that has so far killed 61 pigs and infected nearly 200 animals, a government veterinary official said Tuesday. ...
Apr 28, 2020
Tusk urges Poles to shun May presidential vote out of ‘decency’
By Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish voters should boycott a presidential election set for May 10 out of "basic human decency" because of the new coronavirus pandemic, Donald Tusk, leader of ...
Apr 28, 2020
UK not ready to change social distancing measures: PM Johnson’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is not yet at the point of wanting to change its strict guidelines on social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19, with the government focusing on reviewing the measure...
Apr 28, 2020
Italy’s prime minister defends snail-paced end to lockdown
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte defended himself on Tuesday from widespread criticism of his highly cautious plans for a slow-placed end to Europe's longest c...
Apr 28, 2020
TV adaptation of ‘Normal People’ more than another young love story
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sally Rooney's novel "Normal People" might seem like just another young adult love story, but the makers of a television adaptation hope it will have the same ...
Apr 28, 2020
Escaped Ebola patient hiding in Congo militia-held area: officials
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - An Ebola patient who escaped from a treatment centre in eastern Congo earlier this month has been hiding in an area controlled by local militia groups, l...
Apr 28, 2020
