Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New coronavirus infections, hospitalisations decline again in France
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 13,563 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, compared with 16,282 on Wednesday and 21,150 a week ago, suggesting the spread of the virus continued to slow in the fo...
Nov 26, 2020
Amazon to give $500 million in holiday bonuses to front-line U.S. workers
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would spend more than $500 million on one-time bonuses for its front-line employees in the United States who are working the holiday season amid the COVI...
Nov 26, 2020
Nigerian court hears blasphemy conviction appeals in northern city Kano
By Hamza Ibrahim KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Two judges in northern Nigeria on Thursday heard the first appeals against Islamic law blasphemy convictions that caused global outrage when a man was senten...
Nov 26, 2020
EU considering stopgap measure for UK financial services post Brexit, says EU diplomat
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union assessments of whether to grant market access for banks and other financial firms from Britain will not be completed in time for January and s...
Nov 26, 2020
Barnier to talk to some EU fisheries ministers on Friday on UK trade deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief negotiator on a trade deal with Britain Michel Barnier will talk on Friday with some of the bloc's ministers responsible for fisheries to discuss the st...
Nov 26, 2020
We’ve been forgotten in COVID-19 easing, say French restaurants
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Restaurant owner Jean Avarello is struggling to understand why in the next few weeks the shops and theatres near him in the French city of Marseille will be allowed to re...
Nov 26, 2020
Germany wants ski resorts closed but hard to get deal with neighbour Austria
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany wants Alpine countries to keep ski resorts closed to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, but reaching an agreement with neighbouring Austria is proving difficult, Chancello...
Nov 26, 2020
Former Cardinals coach Hanifan dies at 87
Former St. Louis Cardinals head coach and longtime NFL offensive line coach Jim Hanifan has died at age 87. Hanifan passed away Tuesday evening at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. His daughter,...
Nov 26, 2020
England adds Estonia, Latvia to quarantine list, lifts travel ban on Denmark
LONDON (Reuters) - England added Estonia and Latvia to its traveller quarantine list, meaning that from Nov. 28 people arriving from those two countries will be required to self-isolate for 14 days, T...
Nov 26, 2020
Doping: World champion Coleman appeals two-year ban for breaching whereabouts rules
(Reuters) - World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman has appealed against his ban for breaching anti-doping whereabouts rules, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday. CAS said it...
Nov 26, 2020
