Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden’s first step on taxes may be cracking down on cheats, Democrats say
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will reverse Republican tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations on "day one" if he wins November's election, his Democratic running mate, Senator Kam...
Oct 09, 2020
Moscow hospital feels strain of second COVID-19 wave
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alexei Karzin, head of a 20-bed intensive care unit in a Moscow hospital, felt a sense of relief when his unit stopped treating COVID-19 patients in early Septemb...
Oct 09, 2020
Germany agrees stricter anti-COVID measures for virus hot spots
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and mayors from Germany's 11 largest cities agreed on Friday to adopt stricter anti-coronavirus measures if infections exceed a threshold of 50 cas...
Oct 09, 2020
German hospitals warn of staff shortages amid surging coronavirus cases
BERLIN (Reuters) - German hospitals warned of staff shortages on Friday, saying the sharp rise in new coronavirus infections also meant medics, nurses and support staff were getting sick or needing to...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump ‘ready to go,’ will see if Saturday rally possible: spokeswoman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Friday that President Donald Trump, who was hospitalized last weekend with COVID-19, is ready to go and seeing if a campaign ral...
Oct 09, 2020
Iranian hospitals battling coronavirus to stop non-emergency treatment
(Reuters) - Iran announced on Friday that non-emergency patients would not be admitted to hospitals due to large numbers of coronavirus patients as the governor of Tehran extended the closure of publi...
Oct 09, 2020
As coronavirus surges, Europeans ask: ‘where can I get a drink?’
By Giles Elgood LONDON (Reuters) - A new surge in coronavirus cases means more bars and restaurants across Europe are facing curfews or closures, leaving many of their customers to ask: where can you ...
Oct 09, 2020
UK R rate edges down to 1.2-1.5 but government scientists cautious
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK's reproduction "R" number of COVID-19 has edged down to 1.2-1.5 from 1.3-1.6, government scientists said on Friday, adding there was still widespread growth of the epidemic a...
Oct 09, 2020
Norwegian union says oil strike could end on Friday
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian oil workers could end their 10-day strike later on Friday if a set of new proposals from the oil industry proves satisfactory, the head of the Lederne t...
Oct 09, 2020
Large study shows 45,000 new daily COVID infections in England
LONDON (Reuters) - There are as many as 45,000 new COVID infections in England each day, the largest study on prevalence of the coronavirus in the population said on Friday, adding that a resurgence i...
Oct 09, 2020
