Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cycling: Bennett raises flag for Irish home town three decades after Kelly
By Julien Pretot ILE DE RE, France (Reuters) - Ireland's Sam Bennett has a chance to win the green jersey for the points classification on the Tour de France, 31 years after compatriot Sean Kelly, and...
Sep 08, 2020
France postpones foreign, defence minister talks with Russia
PARIS (Reuters) - France has postponed bilateral talks with Russia's foreign and defence ministers originally scheduled for next week, the French government said on Tuesday. "Given the current circums...
Sep 08, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 188,688 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 175 to 188,688 and reported 6,287,362 cases, an incre...
Sep 08, 2020
Turkey scales back school reopening amid rise in COVID-19 cases
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey announced on Tuesday it was scaling back plans to reopen schools later this month, with only the youngest pupils beginning classes at first, for up to two days a week. Fatali...
Sep 08, 2020
UK reports 2,460 new COVID-19 cases
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported 2,460 confirmed new cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Tuesday, compared to 2,948 on Monday. (Reporting by William James; editi...
Sep 08, 2020
Ex-fixer for Trump links Falwell’s endorsement in 2016 to suppression of racy photos
By Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his book released today, Michael Cohen, the former fixer for U.S. President Donald Trump, ties for the first time the 2016 presidential endorsement of Trump by...
Sep 08, 2020
French Prime Minister Castex has tested negative for COVID – BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus, BFM TV reported on Tuesday, citing Castex's Matignon department. Castex had undergone the COVID-19 test ...
Sep 08, 2020
U.S. House members ask Trump to probe Navalny poisoning, suggest sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to investigate ...
Sep 08, 2020
Palestinian economic woes compounded by COVID-19: U.N. report
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic is compounding dire economic conditions in the Palestinian territories, where GDP per capita was already projected to fall by 3% to 4.5% t...
Sep 08, 2020
‘Start Me Up’ – Rolling Stones open store in London despite pandemic
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones will open their first dedicated store on Wednesday in London's Carnaby Street, despite the coronavirus pandemic having drastically reduced footfall...
Sep 08, 2020
