Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ontario facing ‘remarkably high surge’ of COVID-19 cases: modeling
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario could reach 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day in the first half of October, according to new projections released on Wednesday that showed Canada's most populous province on...
Sep 30, 2020
Colombia’s land, water borders to remain closed in October
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's land and water borders will remain closed until Nov. 1, the country's migration agency said on Wednesday, in an effort to stem coronavirus infections. The Andean country,...
Sep 30, 2020
Best way to avoid more COVID measures is to follow the rules: UK PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - The best possible chance of avoiding further COVID-19 measures is to follow restrictions being imposed, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday as the daily total of ...
Sep 30, 2020
COVID-19 accelerating in parts of UK, chief medic says
LONDON (Reuters) - Outbreaks of COVID-19 are accelerating quite rapidly in the north west and north east of England and there has been a significant uptick in the number of people being admitted to in...
Sep 30, 2020
Saudi Arabia to cut spending next year, sees economy bouncing back
By Marwa Rashad and Davide Barbuscia RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia plans to cut spending by 7.5% in next year's budget to 990 billion riyals ($263.94 billion) but expects the economy to return...
Sep 30, 2020
Belarus court sentences top basketball player to 15 days’ jail
MINSK (Reuters) - A Minsk court on Wednesday sentenced Belarusian basketball player Yelena Levchenko to 15 days in jail for taking part in protests demanding the resignation of President Alexander Luk...
Sep 30, 2020
Creator of beloved Argentina cartoon character Mafalda dies at 88
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine cartoonist Quino, the creator of Mafalda, the inquisitive and quick-witted girl who used humor and irony to call for greater democracy in the crisis-prone country, h...
Sep 30, 2020
Trump-Biden TV debate audience slumps below 2016 record, early data show
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The first U.S. presidential debate between Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat challenger Joe Biden likely attracted a much smaller audience than the record set four...
Sep 30, 2020
Canada’s Lundin seeks mediation to stave off strike at Candelaria mine in Chile
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Canada's Lundin Mining, owner of the Candelaria mine in Chile, has requested government mediation in a last-ditch effort to stave off a strike by one of its unio...
Sep 30, 2020
FAA administrator begins 737 MAX evaluation flight in Seattle
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Aviation Administration Chief Steve Dickson began an evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737 MAX Wednesday in Seattle just before 9 a.m. PDT, a key mil...
Sep 30, 2020
