Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Algeria’s president hospitalised, office says
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's president has been admitted to a specialised treatment unit in an army hospital, his office said on Tuesday, days before a critical referendum on changes he has pushed to...
Oct 27, 2020
Sony seeing ‘very considerable’ PS5 demand ahead of launch
By Sam Nussey and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp is seeing "very considerable" demand for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console via pre-orders, its gaming chief said on Wednesday, as users rush...
Oct 27, 2020
Exclusive: New head of Latin American development bank launches early push for capital increase
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new head of Latin America's main financing institution hopes to leverage concerns about Chinese lending to win the support of U.S. lawmakers for boosting th...
Oct 27, 2020
Bulgaria shuts high schools, nightclubs as COVID cases surge
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria is closing nightclubs and discos and students from high schools and universities will study online for two weeks as of Oct. 29 as it grapples to contain a surge in coronavir...
Oct 27, 2020
World champion Coleman to miss Olympics after ban for whereabouts failure
(Reuters) - World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman will miss next year's Tokyo Olympics after being banned for two years for breaching whereabouts rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said o...
Oct 27, 2020
Venezuela’s Guaido denounces forced disappearance of party coordinator
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Juan Guaido on Tuesday accused the government of illegally detaining an opposition activist, blaming it for what he called the forced disappearance of Roland Carreno of...
Oct 27, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 225,084 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 8,680,611 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 63,589 cases from its previous count, and said that the num...
Oct 27, 2020
Tech chief executives to defend social media protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of Twitter Inc , Facebook and Alphabet Inc will tell U.S. lawmakers a 1996 law is crucial to free expression on the internet, according to written testimony...
Oct 27, 2020
Aston Martin expands deal with Mercedes-Benz in exchange for stake
(Reuters) - Aston Martin on Tuesday expanded a deal with Mercedes-Benz AG to access the German automaker's technology in exchange for new shares, while reporting third-quarter revenue that nearly halv...
Oct 27, 2020
Cycling: Woods takes Vuelta stage seven, Carapaz stays in red
(Reuters) - Canadian Michael Woods claimed a second career win on the Vuelta when he prevailed in the seventh stage, a 159.7-km hilly ride between Vitoria-Gasteiz and Villanueva de Valdegovia on Tuesd...
Oct 27, 2020
