Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK PM Johnson says soaring COVID-19 cases in line with forecasts
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that the current soaring number of COVID-19 cases was about where government forecasts had predicted so the next weeks would be c...
Oct 05, 2020
Feeling lonely? Britain’s Captain Tom launches podcast to tackle isolation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's 100-year-old charity hero, Captain Tom Moore, becomes one of the country's oldest podcasters with the launch on Monday of a series to tackle isolation among older people, ...
Oct 05, 2020
Malaysia PM quarantines after having contact with minister who has COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday he will self quarantine for 14 days after being in contact with a minister who has tested positive for COVID-19. In a ...
Oct 05, 2020
Poland’s incoming education minister tests positive for coronavirus
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's incoming education minister said on Monday he had tested positive for coronavirus, as new cases in Poland have continued to reach records over the past week. Przemyslaw Cza...
Oct 05, 2020
‘A blessing in disguise’: COVID gives boost to Portugal’s bicycle makers
By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's bicycle makers feared for their future when the coronavirus pandemic forced them in March to shut for two months but 2020 now looks...
Oct 05, 2020
Agoda pins hopes on Asia’s domestic tourism to drive revenue
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Asia-focused online travel agency Agoda is counting on a revival of domestic tourism in parts of the region to help it weather the coronavirus pandemic, its ...
Oct 05, 2020
Police in Belarus detained 317 people at protests on Sunday: ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police in Belarus detained 317 people during protests in Minsk and across the country on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. Tens of thousands of people marched through th...
Oct 05, 2020
Canada karaoke bar lets customers sing in the shower during pandemic
By Carlos Osorio HAMILTON, Ontario (Reuters) - A Canadian karaoke bar is letting its customers sing in the shower during the pandemic - to keep people safe, they've constructed a shower stall, complet...
Oct 05, 2020
U.S. coronavirus relief bill complicated by top Republicans testing positive
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The renewed effort in the U.S. Congress to reach a fresh deal to pump coronavirus relief funds into the pandemic-hit economy has been further complicated by th...
Oct 05, 2020
Shorthanded U.S. Supreme Court kicks off new term amid drama
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court returns to work on Monday for the first time since liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, opening its new term as Senate Republic...
Oct 05, 2020
