Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigeria’s head of police dissolves controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad
By Alexis Akwagyiram and Abrahim Achirga LAGOS (Reuters) - The head of Nigeria's police dissolved its Special Anti-Robbery Squad with immediate effect on Sunday, a police statement said, prompted by d...
Oct 11, 2020
Head of Israeli Finance Ministry resigns as exodus continues
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The director-general of Israel's Finance Ministry said on Sunday she would step down in the coming weeks, the latest resignation among top economic officials as the country strug...
Oct 11, 2020
Motorcycling: Petrucci braves wet conditions to win French Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Ducati's Danilo Petrucci held his nerve in wet conditions to win the French Grand Prix in Le Mans on Sunday, while Repsol Honda rookie Alex Marquez clinched his first MotoGP podium. The ra...
Oct 11, 2020
ECB’s Lane braces for tougher phase for euro zone economy: WSJ
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is entering a "tougher" phase as the continuation of the recent rebound will depend on how quickly a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic can be controll...
Oct 11, 2020
Lebanon closes bars, nightclubs to curb coronavirus
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon said on Sunday it will close bars and nightclubs to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak which has killed more than 450 people in a country also reeling from financial crisis ...
Oct 11, 2020
Britain is at a coronavirus tipping point, says deputy chief medical officer
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is at a "tipping point" in the coronavirus crisis and the country must act now to stop history repeating itself, the deputy chief medical officer for England said on Sunday,...
Oct 11, 2020
Iraqi militias agree ‘conditional ceasefire’ to halt U.S. attacks: spokesman
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An array of Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups have agreed to suspend rocket attacks on U.S. forces on condition that Iraq's government presents a timetable for a withdrawal of Ameri...
Oct 11, 2020
Some 50 protesters detained after clashes with Belarusian police in Minsk: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some 50 protesters were detained in the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday after clashes with police, the Interfax news agency reported, citing witnesses. Belarus, a former Soviet r...
Oct 11, 2020
Babos and Mladenovic retain French Open women’s doubles title
PARIS (Reuters) - Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic retained their French Open doubles title as they claimed their fourth Grand Slam as a pair with a 6-4 7-5 victory against Desirae Krawczyk and Ale...
Oct 11, 2020
Czechs to tighten coronavirus measures as infections soar: Deputy PM
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government will announce stricter measures within days to curb soaring coronavirus infections and hospitalisations but will seek to avoid the kind of blanket lockdown impo...
Oct 11, 2020
