Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK, Italy, Spain had high “excess deaths” in first pandemic wave, study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, Italy and Spain had the highest rates of so-called "excess deaths" from all causes, including COVID-19, among 21 developed countries during the first wave o...
Oct 14, 2020
Pope Francis keeps his distance at audience over COVID concerns
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis stayed a safe distance from well-wishers at his weekly general audience on Wednesday, saying new rules aimed at curbing the coronavirus meant he had to hold back....
Oct 14, 2020
Italy’s Atlantia rallies after entering exclusive talks with CDP
MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Atlantia rose more than 10% on Wednesday after it entered exclusive talks with Italian state lender CDP over the sale of its motorway assets in a sign that a solution to a ...
Oct 14, 2020
Ireland may tighten COVID-19 restrictions further – deputy PM
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is more likely to tighten its COVID-19 restrictions in the coming weeks than to ease them, and may decide on Wednesday to impose new measures in areas bordering Northern Ire...
Oct 14, 2020
Poland reports record daily spike in coronavirus cases and deaths
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported a record 6,526 new coronavirus infections and 116 related deaths on Wednesday, according to health ministry data published on Twitter, as doctors warn of the healthc...
Oct 14, 2020
China coal supplies to tighten this winter on import curbs, strong demand
By Muyu Xu and Gavin Maguire BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's coking and thermal coal markets are set to tighten over the remainder of 2020 as stringent import restrictions curb supply at a time ...
Oct 14, 2020
Russia reports new daily record high of 14,231 coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported a new record daily high of 14,231 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing its total number of infections to 1,340,409. The country's coronavirus taskforce said that ...
Oct 14, 2020
Australian politician tells inquiry Chinese visa scheme was a scam
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian politician at the centre of a corruption probe told an inquiry on Wednesday that he had received envelopes full of thousands of dollars in cash at hi...
Oct 14, 2020
Healthineers launches rapid COVID-19 antigen test kit in Europe
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Siemens Healthineers is launching a rapid antigen test kit to detect infections with the coronavirus in Europe, as public health systems scramble to provide quick diagnostics too...
Oct 14, 2020
Russia appeals to Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Russia made a new appeal to Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop fighting in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh after the ...
Oct 14, 2020
