Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Belgium, Germany, Netherlands keen to co-host 2027 Women’s World Cup
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands unveiled plans on Monday for a joint bid to host the Women's World Cup in 2027. A statement released by the three countries' football associa...
Oct 19, 2020
More police operations underway over killing of French teacher: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - More police operations are underway in connection with last week's killing of a French teacher by a suspected Islamist, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told Europe 1 radio o...
Oct 19, 2020
UK lockdowns: Wales and Manchester head towards tougher lockdowns
LONDON (Reuters) - Around 6 million people in the United Kingdom face tougher COVID-19 lockdowns in coming days as Wales and Manchester, the country's third largest city, mull additional restrictions ...
Oct 19, 2020
Poland to launch field hospital at national stadium in Warsaw
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland plans to launch a field hospital at the national stadium in Warsaw, as it faces a spike in new coronavirus cases and a health system overload, a government spokesman Piotr Mu...
Oct 19, 2020
Thai police order media probes over protest coverage
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police said on Monday they had ordered an investigation of four news outlets under emergency measures imposed last week to ...
Oct 19, 2020
Perception of ‘cute white girls’ helps U.S. women’s soccer: Bird
(Reuters) - Seattle Storm's Sue Bird believes women's soccer players in the United States are more widely supported than their counterparts in the WNBA because of the public perception of them as "cut...
Oct 19, 2020
Early voting begins in crucial Florida as campaign enters closing stretch
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election begins in the crucial battleground state of Florida on Monday as a record 28 million Americans have already cast ballots with...
Oct 19, 2020
Despite politics and coronavirus, Hong Kong’s enduring love affair with real estate
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is showing that its affinity for real estate has been unaffected by a year of anti-government protests and concerns over the coronavirus, with a large hous...
Oct 19, 2020
Japan to join forces with U.S., Europe in regulating Big Tech firms: antitrust watchdog head
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will join forces with the United States and Europe to take on any market abuses by the four Big Tech companies, the new head of its antitrust ...
Oct 19, 2020
India coronavirus infections rise by 55,722
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.55 million on Monday, having risen by 55,722 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed. The world's second-most popu...
Oct 19, 2020
