Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK confirmed COVID-19 cases surge past one million mark
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom on Saturday passed one million confirmed COVID-19 cases, a new milestone as the government considers a new national lockdown in England. "Between 31 January and 3...
Oct 31, 2020
Suspected Islamists kill 17 civilians in eastern Congo raid
BENI, Congo (Reuters) - Assailants killed at least 17 people in a raid on a village in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday night, local authorities said, blaming fighters from an Is...
Oct 31, 2020
New York changes coronavirus quarantine rules for those arriving in state
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most people arriving in New York state must quarantine for at least three days, then they must show they have a negative coronavirus test before they are released from quarantine,...
Oct 31, 2020
Austria orders curfew, shutting restaurants to fight COVID surge
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria on Saturday announced a nighttime curfew and the closure of restaurants to all but take-away service as coronavirus infections approach what the government says is an unsust...
Oct 31, 2020
Ford sells struggling Brazil factory
BRASILIA (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co said on Saturday it had closed the sale of one of its factories in Brazil to civil construction and logistics firm Construtora Sao Jose and asset mana...
Oct 31, 2020
Austrian Thiem joins Djokovic in skipping Paris Masters
(Reuters) - Austrian Dominic Thiem has joined world number one Novak Djokovic in pulling out of next week's Paris Masters after struggling with blisters in his foot during the Vienna Open. U.S. Open c...
Oct 31, 2020
Easyjet looking at financing options, not against state aid
BERLIN (Reuters) - EasyJet is considering options to bolster its finances, and is not against state support to help the airline get through the coronavirus pandemic, chief executive Johan Lundgren sai...
Oct 31, 2020
First planes land at Berlin’s much-delayed airport
BERLIN (Reuters) - The first passengers landed at Berlin's new airport on Saturday, nine years after it was originally due to open and as the global aviation industry struggles with collapsing demand ...
Oct 31, 2020
U.S. citizen rescued by American forces in Nigeria: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces carried out a rescue operation in northern Nigeria to recover an American citizen being held by "armed men" on Saturday, the Pentagon said. "This American citizen is...
Oct 31, 2020
Austria readies new COVID curbs as daily infections stay above 5,000
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria's daily tally of new coronavirus cases stood at 5,349, data from the government showed on Saturday, as it prepares to announce new measures aimed at slowing the spread of th...
Oct 31, 2020
