Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK head teachers concerned about COVID test and trace scheme: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost 70% of head teachers do not have confidence in the UK government's test, trace and isolate system ahead of the return of millions of school children next week, a new survey o...
Aug 28, 2020
UK eases COVID-19 lockdown in parts of Northern England
(Reuters) - Britain's health ministry said on Friday coronavirus-related restrictions on two households mixing would be lifted in parts of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire from Sept. ...
Aug 28, 2020
Leonard Cohen’s estate slams Republicans’ use of ‘Hallelujah’ as bid to politicize
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The estate of Leonard Cohen said on Friday it was considering legal action over the use of the Canadian singer's "Hallelujah" at the Republican National Convention (RNC), calli...
Aug 28, 2020
Relatives bury Nicaraguan laborer whose death sparked migrant-work debate in Europe
By Oswaldo Rivas and Ismael Lopez JINOTEGA, Nicaragua/MANAGUA (Reuters) - Grieving relatives in northern Nicaragua on Friday buried the body of a Nicaraguan agricultural laborer whose death from a hea...
Aug 28, 2020
Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Requesens released from prison: video
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Juan Requesens, who was jailed more than two years ago on accusations he was involved in an drone attack on President Nicolas Maduro, was released fr...
Aug 28, 2020
Brazil registers 855 new deaths from COVID-19: health ministry
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 855 deaths from COVID-19 in the prior 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday, taking the total death toll to 119,504. Brazil, which has the second la...
Aug 28, 2020
Biggest test for riders in Tour de France is COVID-19
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The Tour de France gives riders many tests from gruelling climbs to furious sprints but it is the one for COVID-19 that could hold the key to victory when the world's grea...
Aug 28, 2020
Peter Thiel-backed Compass Pathways files for U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Peter Thiel-backed Compass Pathways Plc on Friday filed for an initial public offering (IPO), adding to a flurry of filings from tech companies during a week that has already seen Palantir...
Aug 28, 2020
Osaka surprised by impact of her call for racial justice
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka said on Friday she never thought her call for racial justice would garner the attention it did and she does not want to be called brave for taking a stand that led to a one-day...
Aug 28, 2020
Operator of Trump International Hotel in Vancouver files for bankruptcy
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The company that operates the Trump International Hotel in Vancouver said on Friday it has filed for bankruptcy, blaming the coronavirus pandemic for lost reve...
Aug 28, 2020
