Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italian Senate halts after two members test COVID-positive
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Senate suspended all parliamentary activity on Wednesday after two members from the co-ruling 5-Star Movement fell ill with COVID-19. Marco Croatti and Francesco Mollame w...
Sep 30, 2020
Britain reports over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases for second day
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday reported 7,108 new COVID-19 cases, the second day in a row there have been over 7,000 cases as COVID-19 infections spike. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold...
Sep 30, 2020
Flooding devastates farms in parts of Sudan: U.N.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Record floods in Sudan have affected nearly one third of cultivated land and about 3 million people from agricultural households, worsening already acute levels of food insecurity...
Sep 30, 2020
Report: Fourth Titans player tests positive
A fourth Tennessee Titans player returned a positive COVID-19 test on Wednesday, NFL Network reported. Three players -- defensive tackle DaQuan Jones, long snapper Beau Brinkley and practice squad tig...
Sep 30, 2020
Migrants hoping to reach EU stranded in Bosnian woods as cold sets in
By Fedja Grulovic VELIKA KLADUSA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants hoping to reach the European Union are sheltering in forests and ruined former factory buildings near Bosnia's border with Cro...
Sep 30, 2020
Sierra Leone anti-graft body summons ex-president Koroma for questioning
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's anti-corruption body has summoned former president Ernest Bai Koroma for questioning under oath over allegations of graft while in office, it said o...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. Democrats call for intelligence overhaul to counter China
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democrats said on Wednesday U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to adapt to the growing threat posed by China and warned that the United States...
Sep 30, 2020
Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit in COVID-19 prevention: study
(Reuters) - A malaria drug taken by U.S. President Donald Trump to prevent COVID-19 did not show any benefit versus placebo in reducing coronavirus infection among healthcare workers, according to cli...
Sep 30, 2020
Global banks ramp up preparations for U.S. election night chaos, sources say
By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global banks are preparing for the possibility that there will be no clear victor on the night of the U.S. presidential election, a scenario that could spark days...
Sep 30, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to nominate Kassio Nunes for Supreme Court vacancy: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will nominate judge Kassio Nunes to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the retirement of Justice Celso de Mello, a source familiar wit...
Sep 30, 2020
