Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain examining how to reduce travel quarantine period using tests
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is urgently looking at ways to reduce the 14-day quarantine period which applies to some arriving passengers, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday, adding that ...
Oct 07, 2020
Nigerian, South Korean women through to final round in WTO chief race: sources
GENEVA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee are through to the final round of selection for the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, three source...
Oct 07, 2020
Coronavirus may push 150 million people into extreme poverty: World Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 150 million people into extreme poverty by the end of 2021, wiping out more than three years...
Oct 07, 2020
Factbox: Iga Swiatek v Nadia Podoroska
(Reuters) - A look at the key facts and records of Poland's Iga Swiatek and Argentina's Nadia Podoroska before their French Open semi-final on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding): IGA SWIATEK Age...
Oct 07, 2020
Failed U.S. stimulus talks could threaten economic recovery
By Howard Schneider and Megan Davies WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House's sudden exit from fiscal stimulus talks with Democrats in Congress has added another level of doubt to a U.S. economic reco...
Oct 07, 2020
UK sees ‘landing zone’ for Brexit trade deal but tells EU to hurry up
By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's chief Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday he saw a landing zone for a trade deal with the European Union but sought to ...
Oct 07, 2020
‘Wonder Woman’ director warns movie-going could become extinct
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Patty Jenkins' new "Wonder Woman" movie has been delayed three times during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the director is sounding the alarm that movie-going ...
Oct 07, 2020
Gunmen kill 25 displaced people in Burkina Faso, U.N. says
DAKAR (Reuters) - Armed assailants have killed 25 displaced people in northern Burkina Faso as their convoy tried to make its way home, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday. The...
Oct 07, 2020
China’s 2060 carbon neutral goal bill could hit over $5 trillion
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2060 would require investments of more than $5 trillion, which would include renewable power generation capaci...
Oct 07, 2020
Patriots cancel practice after another positive COVID-19 test
(Reuters) - The New England Patriots cancelled a practice scheduled for Wednesday after reigning Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore tested positive for COVID-19, according to the National Fo...
Oct 07, 2020
