Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Analysis: Arrest of ex-army chief puts Mexican president’s plans under siege
By Drazen Jorgic and Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The spectacular fall from grace of Mexico's previous armed forces supremo has raised awkward questions about the president's reliance on the mi...
Oct 17, 2020
Merkel urges Germans to reduce contacts and travel to curb coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Saturday to curb social contacts and keep travel to a minimum, making a personal appeal after the federal and state governments struggled t...
Oct 17, 2020
Amid tensions with China, India warns Amazon, Flipkart over country of origin rule
By Nupur Anand MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian government has warned Amazon.com's local unit and Walmart's Flipkart that sellers on their platforms are not complying with a rule requiring that a product...
Oct 17, 2020
U.S. businesswoman says did have affair with UK PM Johnson: Daily Mail
LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S tech entrepreneur at the centre of allegations of misconduct involving British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told a newspaper they did have an affair when he was mayor of L...
Oct 17, 2020
French police arrest nine after teacher beheaded in street
PARIS (Reuters) - French police have arrested nine people after a suspected Islamist sympathiser beheaded a school teacher on the street of a Paris suburb on Friday, police sources said. Investigators...
Oct 17, 2020
Russia reports 14,922 new coronavirus cases, 279 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday recorded 14,922 new coronavirus cases, pushing the national tally to 1,384,235. Officials also said 279 people had died in the previous 24 hours, taking the offic...
Oct 17, 2020
