Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iran’s leader urges penalties for COVID offenders
(Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Saturday for strict punishments for violators of COVID-19 restrictions as the Middle East's hardest-hit nation battled a third wave. ...
Oct 24, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. State Department suspends all diversity training after Trump’s directive
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has suspended all training programs for employees related to diversity and inclusion, an internal cable obtained by Reuters showed, af...
Oct 24, 2020
Coca-Cola European Partners in talks to buy Coca-Cola Amatil: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Coca-Cola European Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Australia's Coca-Cola Amatil , Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. The details of the deal which has not yet been finalised cou...
Oct 24, 2020
Five children killed in attack on Cameroonian school, say officials
DOUALA (Reuters) - Gunmen killed five children and badly wounded about nine others when they opened fire in a school in the city of Kumba in Cameroon's Southwest region on Saturday, officials told Reu...
Oct 24, 2020
Irish PM confident on Brexit, believes British PM wants deal
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's prime minister said on Saturday he thinks Britain and the European Union will strike a post-Brexit trade deal and that the resumption of talks this week is a good sign des...
Oct 24, 2020
Guinea’s Conde wins presidency with 59.5% of vote
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's President Alpha Conde won the Oct. 18 election with 59.5% of the vote, according to a full preliminary tally from the election commission on Saturday. The victory, which r...
Oct 24, 2020
Spain’s regions urge government to impose state of emergency to allow curfews
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish regions are urging the central government to take measures that would give them legal backing to impose curfews as the country battles a resurgent coronavirus epidemic. As o...
Oct 24, 2020
South Korean authorities stick to flu vaccine plan after deaths rise to 48
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - The number of South Koreans who have died after getting flu shots has risen to 48, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday, adding th...
Oct 24, 2020
Malaysia reports 1,228 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 1,228 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, a record daily jump since the start of the pandemic, bringing the total number of cases to 25,742. The health minist...
Oct 24, 2020
Europe becomes second region to cross 250,000 deaths as second COVID wave hits
By Anurag Maan and Kavya B (Reuters) - Europe became the second region after Latin America to surpass 250,000 deaths on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with record numbers of daily COVID-19 in...
Oct 24, 2020
