Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pope expresses support for detained fishermen in Libya
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis expressed support on Sunday for 18 fishermen held in Libya, weighing in on a standoff between Italy and the administration of Khalifa Haftar, one of the North Afr...
Oct 18, 2020
Swiss tighten measures to combat spike in COVID-19 cases
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland announced tighter restrictions on Sunday to tackle the recent spike in coronavirus cases, including a national obligation to wear masks and a ban on large scale public g...
Oct 18, 2020
Senior PLO official Erekat taken to Israeli hospital after COVID-19 condition worsens
By Ali Sawafta JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) - Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Israel on Sunday for treatment of a worsening case of COVID-19, the Pales...
Oct 18, 2020
Hungarian restaurant reinvents the wheel for social distancing
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hit by a plunge in turnover after foreign tourists vanished, Michelin-starred Hungarian restaurant Costes has staged a skyline dining event on the Budapest Eye ferris wheel to gen...
Oct 18, 2020
Ireland to impose nationwide COVID-19 curbs on Monday: minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will bring in "decisive" nationwide COVID-19 restrictions on Monday but will stop short of reintroducing the kind of lockdown imposed earlier this year, Higher Education Min...
Oct 18, 2020
Spanish republicans take to streets to call for prosecution of former king
By Marcelo del Pozo SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Waving red, purple and yellow republican flags, demonstrators in 24 Spanish cities on Sunday called for the prosecution of the former king Juan Carlos wh...
Oct 18, 2020
Rare waterspout appears in the Straits of Mackinac
ST IGNACE MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Now...this doesn't happen every day. The Mackinac Bridge Authority posted two photos on social media of a waterspout that occurred in the Straits area on Friday. The ...
Oct 18, 2020
China gives Shenzhen more autonomy for market reform, integration
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China on Sunday detailed steps to grant more autonomy to Shenzhen, letting the southern financial and technology hub pilot reforms in market development and economic integration. ...
Oct 18, 2020
Bolivians hope presidential election will restore political stability
By Marcelo Rochabrun LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivians began voting on Sunday in a presidential election many hope can restore stability to a nation that was plunged into turmoil after a fraught and eventu...
Oct 18, 2020
Tribute planned for beheaded teacher in France; 11th person arrested
PARIS (Reuters) - An 11th person was detained on Sunday, police said, as authorities investigated the murder of Samuel Paty, a history teacher who was beheaded by a suspected Islamist in an attack tha...
Oct 18, 2020
