Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Young U.S. poll workers brace for Election Day as virus fears keep elders home
By Julia Harte and John Whitesides (Reuters) - After scrambling to replace an aging force of poll workers most at risk from the coronavirus, U.S. election officials face the challenge of running the N...
Oct 18, 2020
Defiant protesters take over Bangkok streets, PM seeks talks
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters took over key intersections in Bangkok on Sunday, defying a ban on protests for the four...
Oct 18, 2020
Lebanese top cleric urges leaders to stop delays in forming government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric urged Lebanese leaders to stop delaying talks on forming a government in a scathing Sunday sermon in which he blamed them for the country's financial ...
Oct 18, 2020
Britain’s Gove says door not closed on EU deal talks
LONDON (Reuters) - British senior minister Michael Gove said on Sunday the door remained "ajar" for talks on a post-Brexit trade deal to continue if the European Union changed its approach. "I think t...
Oct 18, 2020
Analysis: Pandemic biggest hurdle for New Zealand’s Ardern after ‘tectonic’ election
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Jacinda Ardern's landslide election win gives her a mandate for the transformational change she has been promising New Zealand for three years, but the COVID-19...
Oct 18, 2020
Renault CEO says eight-year plan can turn round carmaker
BARCELONA (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault will unveil an eight-year plan next year as the group contends with a demand slump exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis, Chief Executive Luca de Meo said...
Oct 18, 2020
Compliance with COVID isolation rules is a problem: UK’s Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - British senior minister Michael Gove said on Sunday there were problems with the level of compliance with COVID-19 self-isolation rules, as he ruled out imposing blanket restriction...
Oct 18, 2020
‘Ball is in EU’s court’ as chance of Brexit deal recedes: Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - Senior British minister Michael Gove said the chance of striking a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union had fallen because the bloc had not been willing to intensify talks...
Oct 18, 2020
Indonesia reports 4,105 new coronavirus infections, 80 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 4,105 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total to 361,867, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. The data added 80 new deaths, taking...
Oct 18, 2020
Philippines reports 2,379 new coronavirus infections, 50 more deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Sunday reported 2,379 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 50 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 356,618 cas...
Oct 18, 2020
