Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bon Jovi album ‘2020’ asks ‘questions’ about pandemic, race, police
By Alicia Powell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jon Bon Jovi hits the hot-button social issues of America in "2020", his 15th studio album - the coronavirus pandemic, race relations, and police violence - but...
Oct 01, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 206,402 coronavirus deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 7,213,419 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 45,342 cases from its previous count, and said that th...
Oct 01, 2020
Delight and worry as Sweden lifts pandemic ban on nursing home visits
By Johan Ahlander and Helena Soderpalm GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) - Sweden ended a six-month ban on visits to nursing homes on Thursday, delighting residents and their relatives but also prompting f...
Oct 01, 2020
Motor racing: Imola to allow 13,000 fans a day for Emilia Romagna GP
(Reuters) - More than 13,000 spectators a day will be allowed to attend the Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at Italy's Imola circuit later this month, race promoters said on Thursday. The race w...
Oct 01, 2020
Motor racing: IndyCar to welcome 20,000 fans to season-ending race
(Reuters) - The St. Petersburg Grand Prix will welcome 20,000 spectators for the IndyCar season finale, organisers said on Thursday, as Florida lifts all COVID-19 restrictions on businesses. Originall...
Oct 01, 2020
Doctors group says Turkey ‘hid the truth’ by reporting only those with COVID-19 symptoms
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's top medical association and the main opposition party on Thursday criticised a decision by President Tayyip Erdogan's government to on...
Oct 01, 2020
New York worries over 20 coronavirus hot spots, Wisconsin sees troubling trends
By Jonathan Allen and Lisa Shumaker NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state reported an uptick of positive coronavirus tests in 20 "hot spots" on Thursday, while Midwest states also reported rising caselo...
Oct 01, 2020
Russia arrests two men for stealing icon donated by Putin to island monastery
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities said on Thursday they had arrested two men suspected of tunnelling their way by night into an island monastery and stealing a Russian Orthodox icon donated years...
Oct 01, 2020
French health minister warns on coronavirus spread in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - French Health Minister Olivier Veran on Thursday said that Paris region has passed three thresholds for maximum alert in new coronavaris infection rates. Veran also told a news confe...
Oct 01, 2020
U.S. HHS announces additional $20 billion funding to healthcare providers
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced a fresh round of $20 billion funding for frontline healthcare providers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the...
Oct 01, 2020
