Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. CDC reports 239,590 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 10,170,846 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 134,383 cases from its previous count, and said th...
Nov 11, 2020
‘We’re not a colony’: Mexican president stands firm on not recognizing Biden win
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday dug in his heels as one of the few leaders of major countries yet to congratulate Joe Biden on his presidential elect...
Nov 11, 2020
Google curtails free photo storage, pushes users to buy more space
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will start limiting how many high-quality photos users can store on the company's cloud back-up service starting next June, it announce...
Nov 11, 2020
Turkey bans smoking in public areas amid surge of COVID-19 patients
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey on Wednesday banned smoking in crowded public places to slow a recent surge in symptomatic coronavirus patients, the Interior Minister said, as the government warned citizens...
Nov 11, 2020
Far-right Polish Independence Day march draws thousands despite ban
By Alan Charlish and Alicja Ptak WARSAW (Reuters) - Far-right sympathisers clashed with police on Wednesday near Poland's National Stadium, recently converted into a COVID-19 field hospital, at the en...
Nov 11, 2020
Fears of COVID-19 resurgence spread to East Coast as grim U.S. records mount
By Maria Caspani and Anurag Maan NEW YORK (Reuters) - As COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths surge across the United States, more signs emerged that a second wave could engulf areas of th...
Nov 11, 2020
Roche chairman favours requiring COVID-19 shots: Handelszeitung
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche's chairman, Christoph Franz, favours requiring people to get a vaccination against COVID-19 when one is available and proven safe and effective, newspaper Hand...
Nov 11, 2020
Insurance losses from U.S. West Coast wildfires to top $8 billion: Aon
(Reuters) - Insurance and reinsurance industry losses from wildfires across U.S. states, including California, Oregon and Colorado, were estimated to be more than $8 billion, according to a monthly re...
Nov 11, 2020
France reports 35,879 new COVID-19 cases, well below last week’s highs
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 35,879 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up from the 22,180 reported on Tuesday but staying well below the record high of 86,852 reported on Saturday and bel...
Nov 11, 2020
Germany criticizes China for dismissal of Hong Kong opposition lawmakers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany, holder of the European Union's rotating presidency, has criticized China for the dismissal of several pro-democracy opposition lawmakers from the city assembly in Hong Kong...
Nov 11, 2020
