Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French imam says beheaded teacher is martyr for freedom of speech
By Antony Paone PARIS (Reuters) - A French imam said on Monday that the history teacher beheaded for showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in class was a martyr for freedom of speech, and he cal...
Oct 19, 2020
France’s new COVID-19 cases slow but deaths sharply up
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported a massive increase of the number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 on Monday, while also becoming the eighth country in the world to report more than 900,000 cases...
Oct 19, 2020
Argentina set to hit one million coronavirus cases as recent spike strains healthcare system
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is on track to become the fifth country in the world to exceed one million coronavirus cases, which would make it the smallest nation by far to reach the grim milest...
Oct 19, 2020
New U.S. COVID-19 cases rise 13% last week to nearly 400,000
(Reuters) - The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States last week rose 13% to more than 393,000, approaching levels last seen during the summer peak, according to a Reuters analysis. Deaths ...
Oct 19, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 218,986 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 8,128,524 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 47,035 from its previous count, and said that the number...
Oct 19, 2020
Hong Kong protester says granted asylum in Germany
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Germany has granted refugee status to a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist facing a rioting charge in connection with last year's anti-China protests, the protester ...
Oct 19, 2020
Bolivia’s Mesa concedes election after fast counts show ‘clear’ win for socialists
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian presidential candidate Carlos Mesa conceded the election on Monday after fast counts of the vote showed a strong win for the socialist candidate Luis Arce ahead of the Comu...
Oct 19, 2020
French COVID-19 ICU treatments above 2,000 threshold, at five-month high
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities said the number of people treated in intensive care units for COVID-19 has gone beyond the 2,000 threshold on Monday, a first since May 17, with the renewed...
Oct 19, 2020
Venezuela’s opposition prepares popular consultation to reject Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition is organizing a popular consultation to repudiate the government of President Nicolas Maduro, a process expected to be held around the Dec. 6 congressional e...
Oct 19, 2020
Britain says Russia on cyber offensive to sabotage Tokyo Olympics
By Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian milit...
Oct 19, 2020
