Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Paris knife attacker wanted to set Charlie Hebdo offices on fire, says prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) - The Pakistani man who wounded two people with a knife in front of the former offices of Charlie Hebdo last week did not know that the satirical magazine had moved and wanted to set i...
Sep 29, 2020
Italy set to extend COVID state of emergency as cases tick up: official
By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) - Italy is likely to extend a state of emergency to help keep the coronavirus crisis under control, a senior official said on Tuesday as the government looks to avoid...
Sep 29, 2020
IMF urges higher social spending in Mideast, Central Asia
By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - Governments in the Middle East and Central Asia need to increase spending in areas such as social protection, education and public health, where vulnerabilities h...
Sep 29, 2020
Airline traffic upturn stalled since 75% August decline: IATA
PARIS (Reuters) - A modest summer upturn in global air travel has stalled since August, when traffic was down 75%, the airline industry's main global body IATA said on Tuesday. Last month's slight pic...
Sep 29, 2020
BBC staff whose tweets break impartiality rules could be axed: Director General
LONDON (Reuters) - BBC Director General Tim Davie said on Tuesday he would discipline presenters and journalists who broke the broadcaster's impartiality rules by airing their own views on social medi...
Sep 29, 2020
PM Johnson sows confusion as UK tightens COVID curbs
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson corrected himself on Tuesday after appearing uncertain about basic social distancing rules that will apply in a large swathe of England. The gov...
Sep 29, 2020
U.S. goods trade deficit widens in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' trade deficit in goods widened in August, with imports rising as businesses rebuild inventories which were depleted when the COVID-19 pandemic upended the flo...
Sep 29, 2020
Netherlands records 3,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, new record
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands reported 3,011 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a daily record, as it imposed new measures to combat a second wave of infections, data published by the National ...
Sep 29, 2020
Target to start holiday discounts in October, take on Amazon’s Prime Day
(Reuters) - Target Corp will kick off its holiday season deals in October this year, at the same time as Amazon.com Inc's Prime Day event, aiming to attract customers who are shopping primarily online...
Sep 29, 2020
Poland expects high numbers of COVID-19 cases in coming days
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will continue to report high numbers of daily coronavirus cases in the coming days, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Tuesday. Poland reported 1,326 new COVID-19 infec...
Sep 29, 2020
