Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French COVID tracing app needs more downloads to be effective: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France's new COVID-19 contact-tracing app needs to be downloaded by at least 20% of the population to be effective but is far from reaching that level for now, the minister for digit...
Oct 25, 2020
Hungary’s coronavirus daily tally tops 3,000 for first time
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary reported 3,149 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, its highest single-day tally and jumping above 3,000 for the first time, the government said. The total number of cases ...
Oct 25, 2020
Venezuelan opposition politician Lopez to arrive in Spain on Sunday: sources
MADRID (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez will arrive in Spain on Sunday after spending the past year at the Spanish ambassador's residence in Venezuela to escape house arrest...
Oct 25, 2020
Israeli minister says Qatar could get F-35s ‘sooner or later’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that a U.S. sale of advanced F-35 warplanes to Qatar could be possible despite Israel's objections to such a deal given the Gulf state'...
Oct 25, 2020
Seychelles opposition wins presidency for first time in 43 years
VICTORIA, Seychelles (Reuters) - The Seychelles elected an opposition candidate as president for the first time since 1977, authorities announced on Sunday, and winner Wavel Ramkalawan reaffirmed a pl...
Oct 25, 2020
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said on Saturday, and police used tear gas on several occasions as thousands of people protested in Warsaw ag...
Oct 25, 2020
Man critical after shark attack at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 59-year-old man is in critical condition after a shark attacked him on Sunday at Australia's Great Barrier Reef, near the north Queensland city of Townsville, rescuers said. Param...
Oct 25, 2020
UK considers reducing quarantine period for COVID-19 contacts
(Reuters) - Britain's government is looking at how long those exposed to COVID-19 need to quarantine, Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis told Sky News on Sunday, commenting on reports that the se...
Oct 25, 2020
Hundreds rally in Taiwan, call for release of 12 Hong Kong people arrested by China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Hundreds of people rallied in Taiwan's capital on Sunday to call for China to release 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities in part of a global campaign to sup...
Oct 25, 2020
SABIC third-quarter net profit up 47% as sales volumes rise, some impairments reversed
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) , the world's 4th-biggest petrochemicals firm, reported a 47% rise in third-quarter profit, beating estimates on higher sales and output, but warn...
Oct 25, 2020
