Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID upsets EU summit as European Commission chief self-isolates
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The coronavirus upset a summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on Thursday as one of the key participants, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, h...
Oct 15, 2020
Belgian king meets denied half-sister for first time
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's King Philippe has met his half-sister Delphine for the first time after she won a years-long legal battle to prove that they have the same father, earn...
Oct 15, 2020
Jewish congregations challenge New York coronavirus restrictions on religious grounds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three Jewish congregations on Thursday filed a lawsuit claiming that New York's coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings violate their First Amendment religious rights under ...
Oct 15, 2020
Poland imposes new restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to spike
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland announced new restrictions on Thursday to curb the coronavirus pandemic, including limits on opening hours for bars and restaurants, sports events and schools in some areas a...
Oct 15, 2020
UK records 18,980 new COVID cases, 138 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 18,980 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 138 deaths of people who had tested positive for the virus within 28 days, government data showed. The daily...
Oct 15, 2020
Polanski’s wartime rescuers named Righteous Among the Nations
WARSAW (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski attended a Righteous Among the Nations ceremony in Poland on Thursday to honour a Polish couple who sheltered him from the Nazis during Wo...
Oct 15, 2020
North Korea says Danish documentary on alleged sanctions-busting ‘fabricated’
COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday a Danish documentary that with hidden cameras shows apparent attempts to evade a U.N. ban on arms trading with Pyongyang was completely ma...
Oct 15, 2020
Twitter restricts Trump’s campaign account from tweeting
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Thursday temporarily restricted U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign account from tweeting, saying a video from the account about Democratic presidential candidat...
Oct 15, 2020
YouTube bans conspiracy theory content targeting individuals or groups
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Thursday it was banning content that targets an individual or a group using conspiracy theories such as QAnon or Pizzagate. (Reporting by Akanksha Rana in Be...
Oct 15, 2020
Online used-car seller Shift’s shares fall in Nasdaq debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Shift Technologies Inc fell 6.7% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday after the online used-car seller went public through a reverse-merger deal with blank check firm Insurance Acqu...
Oct 15, 2020
