Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Eighteen Burkinabe nationals die in Ivory Coast bus crash
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Eighteen Burkinabe nationals died when a bus they were travelling in crashed near the town of Bouake in central Ivory Coast on Wednesday morning, Burkina Faso's government said...
Oct 07, 2020
France COVID-19 hospitalisations at a three-month high
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities said on Tuesday more than 7,500 patients were treated in hospital for COVID-19 disease, marking a three-months high and an increase of more than 65% versus ...
Oct 07, 2020
Germany adds Georgia, Jordan, Romania, Tunisia to corona risk list
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany declared the whole of Georgia, Jordan, Romania and Tunisia to be coronavirus risk regions, meaning returnees from there will have to enter quarantine pending a negative coro...
Oct 07, 2020
Ireland’s top doctor says acceleration of COVID-19 ‘very worrying’
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Leading Irish health officials on Wednesday warned that all indicators of the spread of COVID-19 are deteriorating and that a surge in hospitalisations could become a very significa...
Oct 07, 2020
Senator Warren asks big U.S. banks for details on pandemic performance
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is asking large U.S. banks to disclose how they performed under a recent Federal Reserve exam of their finances during the corona...
Oct 07, 2020
Trump is symptom-free and stable, White House doctor says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has had no COVID-19 symptoms for the past 24 hours, with a physical examination and his vital signs showing his condition remains sable, White House ...
Oct 07, 2020
Activist investor Dan Loeb urges Disney to stop dividend to fund content
(Reuters) - Activist investor Dan Loeb on Wednesday urged Walt Disney Co to stop its dividend payment and redirect the money to make more content. In May, Disney's board of directors had said it would...
Oct 07, 2020
Hurricane could force Saints-Chargers out of New Orleans
Contingency plans are being made in case Hurricane Delta forces the scheduled game in New Orleans between the Saints and Los Angeles Chargers on Monday to be relocated. ESPN reported Wednesday the gam...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S. starts forgiving pandemic loans amid criticism, uncertainty
By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the U.S. government this month begins allowing small businesses to not repay their loans from a $525 billion pandemic relief plan, shifting the cost to American...
Oct 07, 2020
Barrick CEO calls for consolidation and warns of reserve crisis
JOHANNESBURG/TORONTO (Reuters) - Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow on Wednesday said the gold industry in Africa should consolidate further, as he warned of a "serious reserve crisis" looming for the sect...
Oct 07, 2020
