Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel starts human trials of COVID-19 vaccine as schools slowly reopen
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel began human trials on Sunday for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate which, if successful, could be ready for the general public by the end of next summer. Eighty volunteers wi...
Nov 01, 2020
South Korea expands mask requirements as COVID-19 cases grow
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Sunday it will expand its mandatory mask policy to spas, wedding halls and other places as part of new social distancing rules aimed at preparing for a prolonged ...
Nov 01, 2020
EU antitrust chief does not see breakup of tech giants: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) - Splitting up large tech companies such as Google and Facebook will not be necessary, Europe's antitrust chief was quoted as saying on Sunday. European Competition Commissioner Margr...
Nov 01, 2020
Six in custody over Nice church attack in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Two more men were arrested in connection with a knife attack that left three dead at a church in Nice, bringing the number of people in custody to six as investigators look at the su...
Nov 01, 2020
Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases and a second wave of infections threa...
Nov 01, 2020
England’s lockdown could be extended, UK minister Gove says
LONDON (Reuters) - British cabinet minister Michael Gove said on Sunday that a one-month lockdown announced for England could be extended. Asked if a lockdown could be extended beyond early December, ...
Nov 01, 2020
Man rescued from rubble as Turkey quake death toll hits 51
IZMIR (Reuters) - A 70-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a flattened building in western Turkey early on Sunday after being buried under the debris for 33 hours following a powerful earthquak...
Nov 01, 2020
Despite Lebanon’s woes, Armenians spring to action for Nagorno-Karabakh
By Maria Semerdjian and Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - When Lebanon's financial crisis pushed Vartkes to leave for Armenia this summer, he never imagined he would volunteer to fight in Nagorno-Karab...
Nov 01, 2020
Quebec stabbings leave at least two dead, five injured: local media
(Reuters) - At least two people died and five were injured after being stabbed by a man wearing medieval clothes, armed with a bladed weapon near the Parliament Hill area of Quebec City, Canada, late ...
Nov 01, 2020
Russia’s new coronavirus cases hit record high of 18,665
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's daily tally of coronavirus cases hit a record high of 18,665 on Sunday, including 5,261 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 1,636,781. Authorities also reported 245 dea...
Nov 01, 2020
