Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Biden leading Trump in Florida; tied in Arizona
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared to lead President Donald Trump among likely voters in Florida and the two were locked in a tight race in Ariz...
Oct 07, 2020
Brazil nears 5 million COVID-19 cases, epidemiologist fears second wave
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil approached the mark of 5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as it approached 150,000 deaths in the second most deathly coronavirus outbreak outside the United St...
Oct 07, 2020
French president Macron announces new COVID-19 restrictions
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron says there will be new restrictions to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country reported a new all-time high, at almost 19,000, of new infection...
Oct 07, 2020
Two UK prisoners convicted of trying to murder jailer after terrorism probe
(Reuters) - Two inmates of a British jail who tried to murder a prison officer while wearing makeshift suicide-bomb belts have been convicted after an investigation by anti-terrorist police. Armed wit...
Oct 07, 2020
New York City set to impose new COVID-19 closures despite Orthodox Jewish protests
By Jonathan Allen and Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City will begin enforcing new shutdown rules on businesses and schools in coronavirus hot spots on Thursday that have already triggere...
Oct 07, 2020
‘Jurassic World’ sequel production suspended after positive COVID-19 tests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Production of "Jurassic World: Dominion" from Universal Pictures has been suspended for two weeks after a few people on the set tested positive for COVID-19, director Colin Tre...
Oct 07, 2020
Wisconsin to open field hospital outside Milwaukee as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Wisconsin will open a field hospital outside of Milwaukee to deal with the surge in COVID-19 cases that have overwhelmed hospitals across the state, Governor Tony Evers ...
Oct 07, 2020
Google poised to strike deal to pay French publishers for their news
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google is set to reach a deal to pay French publishers for their news used on its platform, the U.S. tech giant said on Wednesday. "The Alliance de la Presse d'Infor...
Oct 07, 2020
Former police officer charged in George Floyd’s death released on $1 million bond
(Reuters) - Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, has been released from a correctional facility after posting a $1 million bond, according to court...
Oct 07, 2020
France reports new all time high of new COVID-19 cases, at almost 19,000
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 18,746 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over 24 hours on Wednesday, a new all-time daily high, and almost double of Tuesday's tally of 10,489. The numb...
Oct 07, 2020
