Author Archives: Syndicated Content
British artist Banksy claims hula-hooping girl street art
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - The elusive British street artist Banksy confirmed on Saturday that a new artwork that appeared on a wall in Nottingham, central England, depicting a young girl using a...
Oct 17, 2020
Austria reports record daily COVID-19 infections, but still below 2,000
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria on Saturday reported 1,747 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, a new record but well below a tally reported by a newspaper earlier in the day. The daily count has t...
Oct 17, 2020
Biden edges Trump in TV ratings for dueling town halls
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Vice President Joe Biden won a TV ratings battle with President Donald Trump as the two held competing town halls with voters just weeks ahead of the No...
Oct 17, 2020
COVID-19 case confirmed in pope’s Vatican residence
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican said on Saturday. The man, who was not identif...
Oct 17, 2020
ICC delegation to visit Sudan to discuss case against Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - An International Criminal Court delegation is to visit Sudan to discuss the cases of ousted president Omar al-Bashir and other former officials, the government said on Saturday. T...
Oct 17, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern storms to re-election with ‘be strong, be kind’ mantra
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Jacinda Ardern turned speaking from the heart and smiling through adversity into a winning formula for a blowout re-election as New Zealand's leader on Saturday...
Oct 17, 2020
Jepchirchir breaks own women’s-only half marathon record
Gydnia, POLAND (Reuters) - Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir bettered the women's-only half marathon world record when she took gold in a closely-fought race at the World Athletics half marathon championships...
Oct 17, 2020
Malaysia Airlines restructuring talks prolonged, CEO tells staff
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysia Airlines' parent company is still holding negotiations with lessors and creditors over a restructuring plan to keep the carrier alive, but the talks are...
Oct 17, 2020
Polish bishop caught up in abuse negligence case resigns
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of the bishop of the Polish diocese of Kalisz who has been accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused childre...
Oct 17, 2020
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus above 30,000 – health ministry
(Reuters) - Iran's new coronavirus death toll has risen by 253 to 30,123, the health ministry said on Saturday, as the number of confirmed cases spiked to 526,490 in the hardest-hit Middle Eastern cou...
Oct 17, 2020
