Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Czech government closes bars, schools in what PM calls ‘one shot’ to curb COVID-19 surge
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government ordered bars, restaurants and clubs closed from Wednesday and shifted schools to distance learning as it puts new measures in place to curb the fast spread of n...
Oct 12, 2020
European fintech firm Revolut plans to apply for U.S. banking license: CNBC
(Reuters) - Digital banking app Revolut is planning to apply for a bank charter with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and California's Division of Financial Institutions within weeks, CNBC re...
Oct 12, 2020
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Biden lead over Trump growing in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pulled further ahead of President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, building momentum in two states that cou...
Oct 12, 2020
Over 200,000 still without power from Hurricane Delta on U.S. Gulf Coast
(Reuters) - Over 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power on Monday in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi after Hurricane Delta slammed into the Gulf Coast late on Friday, according to loca...
Oct 12, 2020
Serbs mark 1,000 days from killing of moderate Kosovo Serb politician
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Hundreds of Serbs in Belgrade lit candles on Monday to mark 1,000 days since the killing of a moderate Kosovo Serb politician in January 2018 and to demand greater efforts to solv...
Oct 12, 2020
Canadiens sign Toffoli to four-year, $17 million deal
The Montreal Canadiens signed free-agent forward Tyler Toffoli to a four-year, $17 million contract, the team announced Monday. The contract carries an average annual value of $4.25 million. It will k...
Oct 12, 2020
New U.S. COVID-19 cases rise 11% last week, Midwest hard hit
(Reuters) - The number of new COVID-19 cases rose 11% in the United States last week compared to the previous seven days, with infections spreading rapidly in the Midwest, which reported some of the h...
Oct 12, 2020
New measures not enough to curb COVID-19 in England’s worst-hit areas – top medic
LONDON (Reuters) - Tougher restrictions announced on Monday by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for areas of England classified as being at "very high" risk from COVID-19 will not be enough to con...
Oct 12, 2020
COVID-19 antibodies last at least three months; so do symptoms for many
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Oct 12, 2020
Belarus allows police to use combat weapons as protests persist
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus police will now be permitted to use combat weapons in the streets if needed, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, as security forces again clashed with protesters who want ...
Oct 12, 2020
