Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 case confirmed in pope’s Vatican residence
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican said on Saturday. The man, who was not identif...
Oct 17, 2020
ICC delegation to visit Sudan to discuss case against Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - An International Criminal Court delegation is to visit Sudan to discuss the cases of ousted president Omar al-Bashir and other former officials, the government said on Saturday. T...
Oct 17, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern storms to re-election with ‘be strong, be kind’ mantra
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Jacinda Ardern turned speaking from the heart and smiling through adversity into a winning formula for a blowout re-election as New Zealand's leader on Saturday...
Oct 17, 2020
Jepchirchir breaks own women’s-only half marathon record
Gydnia, POLAND (Reuters) - Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir bettered the women's-only half marathon world record when she took gold in a closely-fought race at the World Athletics half marathon championships...
Oct 17, 2020
Malaysia Airlines restructuring talks prolonged, CEO tells staff
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysia Airlines' parent company is still holding negotiations with lessors and creditors over a restructuring plan to keep the carrier alive, but the talks are...
Oct 17, 2020
Polish bishop caught up in abuse negligence case resigns
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of the bishop of the Polish diocese of Kalisz who has been accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused childre...
Oct 17, 2020
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus above 30,000 – health ministry
(Reuters) - Iran's new coronavirus death toll has risen by 253 to 30,123, the health ministry said on Saturday, as the number of confirmed cases spiked to 526,490 in the hardest-hit Middle Eastern cou...
Oct 17, 2020
British COVID-19 testing adviser calls for ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - A professor who has advised the British government on its COVID-19 testing programme said on Saturday a short nationwide lockdown was needed due to "eye-watering" levels of infectio...
Oct 17, 2020
Deloitte to shut four UK offices to cut costs amid pandemic: FT
(Reuters) - Deloitte will permanently close four of its 50 UK offices in coming months as the company aims to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Deloitt...
Oct 17, 2020
Woman arrested after bodies of three children found at Vienna property
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austrian police are investigating the deaths of three young girls, including a baby, at a property in Vienna. A 31-year-old woman called the police at 5.20 a.m. (0320 GMT) on Saturd...
Oct 17, 2020
