Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Opening up without control of COVID-19 is recipe for disaster, says WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization called on countries to persevere with restrictions to tackle COVID-19, director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, saying opening up wi...
Aug 31, 2020
Spain reports more than 23,000 new virus cases since Friday
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has registered more than 23,000 new coronavirus cases since Friday, health emergency chief Fernando Simon told a news conference on Monday, suggesting the infection rate had d...
Aug 31, 2020
Shares of snack maker Utz Brands jump 16% in NYSE debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Utz Brands Inc jumped 16% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday after nearly 100 years as a family-owned company, riding on the rebound in investor appetite for...
Aug 31, 2020
Snowden to testify in defence of creator of Football Leaks
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Fugitive U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden will be one of 45 witnesses testifying in Portugal in defence of Rui Pinto, whose trove of 70 million documents e...
Aug 31, 2020
‘Wake-up call’: World Bank hopes Lebanese blast will spur reform
By Edmund Blair BEIRUT (Reuters) - The World Bank has estimated that a huge explosion at Beirut port caused as much as $4.6 billion in damage to homes and infrastructure, and the bank's regional head ...
Aug 31, 2020
Ewan claims Tour de France stage three, Alaphilippe retains overall lead
SISTERON, France (Reuters) - Asutralian Caleb Ewan won the third stage of the Tour de France, a 198-km hilly ride along the Alpine foothills on Monday. Ireland's Sam Bennett was second. France's Julia...
Aug 31, 2020
South Africa’s ANC decides officials charged with graft must step aside
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's governing party executive decided at a weekend meeting that party officials formally charged with corruption and other serious crimes must step aside from their...
Aug 31, 2020
Heads of Hungary’s top arts university quit amid fears of state control
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The management of Hungary's prestigious University of Theatre and Film Arts resigned on Monday in protest over the imposition of a government-appointed board which they say will u...
Aug 31, 2020
Cheniere says no major damage to Sabine Pass plant from Hurricane Laura
(Reuters) - U.S. liquefied natural gas producer Cheniere Energy Inc said on Monday Hurricane Laura caused no significant damage to its Sabine Pass liquefaction facility and pipeline assets in Louisian...
Aug 31, 2020
In Pittsburgh, Biden to blame Trump for sowing chaos amid crises
By Jarrett Renshaw WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will accuse President Donald Trump in a speech delivered from battleground state Pennsylvania on Monday of sow...
Aug 31, 2020
