Author Archives: Syndicated Content
After frantic search, Moroccan woman finds brother stranded on Canary Islands
GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - On Nov. 7, Sarah Bettache received an unexpected phone call from her brother Ahmed, who told her he was on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. Two days earlier, the 19-...
Nov 18, 2020
Duck and cover: Blow-up mascots star at Thai protests
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police have water cannon and teargas to fire at protesters. The answer: Inflatable yellow pool ducks. The giant ducks starred on...
Nov 18, 2020
France to keep supporting Air France-KLM if needed: government
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will continue to support airline company Air France-KLM if necessary, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday. Attal, holding a news conference aft...
Nov 18, 2020
French court rules against Clint Eastwood testifying in train attack trial
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court has ruled that Clint Eastwood cannot testify during the trial of a suspected Islamist gunman, whose attack on a high-speed train was thwarted by three Americans, who l...
Nov 18, 2020
U.S. housing starts beat expectations in October
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding increased more than expected in October, suggesting the housing market continues to be sustained by historically low mortgage rates even as the economic recove...
Nov 18, 2020
Olympics: Athletes’ Village must be safest place in Tokyo, IOC official says
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - The purpose-built Athletes' Village must be the safest place in Tokyo during next year's Olympics, a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official said on Wed...
Nov 18, 2020
Sweden registers 96 new daily COVID-19 deaths, highest for months
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden registered 96 new deaths among people diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest for at least three months, Health Agency statistics showed. Sweden has recorded a t...
Nov 18, 2020
Greece to build new camps, cut migrant reception stays on islands
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece, on the front line of migration into Europe, promised on Wednesday to build new reception centres for asylum seekers and cut the maximum stay in camps on its now-overcrowded ...
Nov 18, 2020
Sovereign wealth funds rotate from U.S. stocks to bonds
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds pulled $4.1 billion from United States stocks in the third quarter, while adding to their U.S. bond holdings by the most in at least three years...
Nov 18, 2020
Premature withdrawal from Afghanistan may hamper peace talks: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - A premature troop withdrawal from Afghanistan may complicate peace talks between the government in Kabul and the Taliban, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday, comme...
Nov 18, 2020
