Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fewer arrests in Philadelphia after citywide curfew
By Hannah McKay PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia police made significantly fewer arrests on Wednesday night compared to the prior two evenings, a sign that a citywide curfew helped curb the viole...
Oct 29, 2020
Spain’s coronavirus tally jumps by over 23,500 cases in record daily rise
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's coronavirus tally climbed by a record 23,580 cases, bringing the the total to 1,136,503 infections, health ministry data showed on Thursday. The death toll rose by 173 to 35...
Oct 29, 2020
Cenovus Energy CEO ‘not worried’ about Husky deal approval as results disappoint
By Arunima Kumar and Rod Nickel (Reuters) - The chief executive of Cenovus Energy said he is confident shareholders will approve its acquisition of rival Husky Energy, despite big quarterly losses and...
Oct 29, 2020
Venezuela charges detained opposition activist with ‘terrorist financing’
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan chief prosecutor Tarek Saab on Thursday announced charges against Roland Carreno, the coordinator of opposition political party Popular Will, for alleged "terrorist fina...
Oct 29, 2020
Indigenous Colombian senator escapes shooting uninjured
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian senator Feliciano Valencia, a member of the Andean country's Nasa indigenous community, said on Thursday he had escaped uninjured from a shooting attack ...
Oct 29, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 227,045 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 8,834,393 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 81,599 cases from its previous count, and said that the nu...
Oct 29, 2020
‘Shocked’ EU leaders condemn terror attacks in France: statement
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders said they were "shocked" by attacks in France in which three people were killed on Thursday by a man shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest). In a joint s...
Oct 29, 2020
France restricts outdoor movement under new COVID-19 lockdown, PM says
PARIS (Reuters) - French people will only be allowed to leave the house for food shopping, commuting to work, medical or pressing family reasons, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday after Fran...
Oct 29, 2020
French flock to hair salons before new lockdown takes effect
PARIS (Reuters) - Hairdressers across France struggled to keep up with the constant stream of clients on Thursday, their last day of opening before a new lockdown goes into effect which will see them ...
Oct 29, 2020
Nice attack points to continued Tunisian struggle with jihadists
TUNIS (Reuters) - Though French police believe the attacker who killed three people in Nice on Thursday is a Tunisian, the North African democracy has made big strides in tackling the jihadist threat ...
Oct 29, 2020
