Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand’s Ardern to take time to decide on coalition after historic election win
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will take her time to decide whether she will go alone or include coalition partners in her next government, after a...
Oct 17, 2020
China warns U.S. it may detain Americans over prosecutions: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Chinese government has warned Washington it may detain Americans in China in response to the Justice Department's prosecution of Chinese military-affiliated scholars, the Wa...
Oct 17, 2020
Former UK PM Blair accused of breaking quarantine rules after U.S. trip: Sunday Telegraph
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been accused of breaking UK COVID-19 restrictions after failing to self-isolate for two weeks following a two-day trip to the United Sta...
Oct 17, 2020
U.S. Senate to vote this week on ‘skinny’ pandemic relief bill, PPP funds
By Katanga Johnson and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on a $300 billion Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill that is far below the estimated $2 tri...
Oct 17, 2020
No Saturday night party for Parisians as curfews kick off
PARIS (Reuters) - The streets and terraces of Paris and eight cities in France emptied on Saturday night as people were asked to stay home to stem a second wave of the coronavirus that caused a record...
Oct 17, 2020
Iran sees no arms buying spree as it expects U.N. embargo to end
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said it was self-reliant in its defense and had no need to go on a weapons buying spree as a United Nations conventional arms embargo was due to expire on Sunday despite strong ...
Oct 17, 2020
Thousands protest Trump’s Supreme Court pick at Washington Women’s March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands marched to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Saturday to commemorate the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and protest President Donald Trump's rush to push throu...
Oct 17, 2020
Lobster facility fire in Nova Scotia ‘suspicious,’ Canadian minister says
(Reuters) - Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair on Saturday said a fire that destroyed a lobster facility in southwest Nova Scotia was "suspicious", adding that he has authorized more Royal Can...
Oct 17, 2020
In a pandemic year, Mexico’s Day of the Dead will be more subdued
By Josue Gonzalez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Marigolds, known in Mexico as "the flower of the dead" for a scent believed be strong and sweet enough to attract souls and draw them back, are generally all ...
Oct 17, 2020
Fans allowed to attend more than half of Week 6 games
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - For the first time this season more than half of this weekend's NFL games will welcome fans, the league said on Saturday as it oversees its 2020 campaign amid the COVID-19 p...
Oct 17, 2020
