Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. CDC reports 218,986 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 8,128,524 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 47,035 from its previous count, and said that the number...
Oct 19, 2020
Hong Kong protester says granted asylum in Germany
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Germany has granted refugee status to a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist facing a rioting charge in connection with last year's anti-China protests, the protester ...
Oct 19, 2020
Bolivia’s Mesa concedes election after fast counts show ‘clear’ win for socialists
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian presidential candidate Carlos Mesa conceded the election on Monday after fast counts of the vote showed a strong win for the socialist candidate Luis Arce ahead of the Comu...
Oct 19, 2020
French COVID-19 ICU treatments above 2,000 threshold, at five-month high
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities said the number of people treated in intensive care units for COVID-19 has gone beyond the 2,000 threshold on Monday, a first since May 17, with the renewed...
Oct 19, 2020
Venezuela’s opposition prepares popular consultation to reject Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition is organizing a popular consultation to repudiate the government of President Nicolas Maduro, a process expected to be held around the Dec. 6 congressional e...
Oct 19, 2020
Britain says Russia on cyber offensive to sabotage Tokyo Olympics
By Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian milit...
Oct 19, 2020
Russian hackers attacked 2018 Olympics, 2017 French election: U.S. indictment
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it has indicted six Russian intelligence agency hackers for a four-year long hacking spree that included attacks against the ...
Oct 19, 2020
France’s Ose to enrol up to 400 for ‘T-cell’ coronavirus vaccine trials
By Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) - France's Ose Immunotherapeutics will enrol up to 400 patients for the first two stages of clinical trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine it hopes will pro...
Oct 19, 2020
Hungary to launch rapid COVID-19 testing this week: PM Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary plans to launch rapid antigen tests for coronavirus infections possibly as soon as Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, as testing in the central European ...
Oct 19, 2020
Wait, what? Dutch justice minister explains lockdown rules for weed
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government told parliament on Monday it could sit back and relax as there are no extra rules needed to prevent people having or smoking cannabis in public places during...
Oct 19, 2020
