Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Poverty batters almost half of Argentines due to crisis plus pandemic: researchers
By Nicols Misculin and Juan Bustamante BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Nearly half of Argentina's population was dragged into poverty in the second quarter of this year by the brutal effects of the the coron...
Sep 30, 2020
Wimbledon to take place next year even without fans: Times
LONDON (Reuters) - Next year's Wimbledon Championships will take place as scheduled even if spectators cannot attend the grasscourt Grand Slam tournament amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Times reported...
Sep 30, 2020
House panel approves FAA reform bill after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft c...
Sep 30, 2020
Athletics: New course, old rivals as Kipchoge and Bekele face off in London
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - An unfamiliar course, poor weather and the absence of 750,000 cheering fans suggest a world record is unlikely in Sunday's London Marathon but long-standing rivals...
Sep 30, 2020
Italian Senate halts after two members test COVID-positive
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Senate suspended all parliamentary activity on Wednesday after two members from the co-ruling 5-Star Movement fell ill with COVID-19. Marco Croatti and Francesco Mollame w...
Sep 30, 2020
Britain reports over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases for second day
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday reported 7,108 new COVID-19 cases, the second day in a row there have been over 7,000 cases as COVID-19 infections spike. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold...
Sep 30, 2020
Flooding devastates farms in parts of Sudan: U.N.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Record floods in Sudan have affected nearly one third of cultivated land and about 3 million people from agricultural households, worsening already acute levels of food insecurity...
Sep 30, 2020
Report: Fourth Titans player tests positive
A fourth Tennessee Titans player returned a positive COVID-19 test on Wednesday, NFL Network reported. Three players -- defensive tackle DaQuan Jones, long snapper Beau Brinkley and practice squad tig...
Sep 30, 2020
Migrants hoping to reach EU stranded in Bosnian woods as cold sets in
By Fedja Grulovic VELIKA KLADUSA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants hoping to reach the European Union are sheltering in forests and ruined former factory buildings near Bosnia's border with Cro...
Sep 30, 2020
Sierra Leone anti-graft body summons ex-president Koroma for questioning
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's anti-corruption body has summoned former president Ernest Bai Koroma for questioning under oath over allegations of graft while in office, it said o...
Sep 30, 2020
