Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Schumer calls for Senate testing program after Trump COVID-19 test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called for the Senate to adopt a coronavirus testing and contact tracing program for lawmakers and others at the U.S. Capitol, after ...
Oct 02, 2020
Rival basketball body wants EU antitrust action against EuroLeague organiser
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - ULEB, a grouping of 11 major basketball leagues in Europe, has asked EU antitrust enforcers to act against organiser Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA) for alleged...
Oct 02, 2020
Guatemalan president has almost recovered from coronavirus, government says
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has almost recovered from coronavirus, a government official said on Friday. "He just needs to do a COVID-19 test to know it's nega...
Oct 02, 2020
British coronavirus cases rise by 6,968 on Friday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 6,968 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, up from Thursday's figure of 6,914 but below the peak of 7,143 given on Tuesday. There were 66 deaths within 28 days of a positi...
Oct 02, 2020
Report: Two more Titans test positive for COVID-19
Two more Tennessee Titans players tested positive for COVID-19, ESPN reported Friday morning. That brings the total positives in the organization to 13 -- seven players and six others. The NFL postpon...
Oct 02, 2020
Podoroska’s dream run in Paris continues
PARIS (Reuters) - Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska continued her dream run at the French Open with a 6-3 6-2 defeat of Anna Karolina Schmiedlova to reach the fourth round on Friday. The 23-year-old...
Oct 02, 2020
Trump campaign directing staffers exposed coronavirus to quarantine immediately: CBS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's presidential campaign has asked all staffers exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 to self-quarantine immediately, according to a CBS repo...
Oct 02, 2020
Myanmar election app goes offline, has been criticized over label for Rohingya
YANGON (Reuters) - A smartphone app produced for Myanmar's Nov. 8 election with help from international organizations appears to have been removed from circulation and may be amended after criticism o...
Oct 02, 2020
‘Hotel Rwanda’ inspiration denied bail again as court says he may escape
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - Paul Rusesabagina, depicted as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide and now on trial for terrorism, was denied bail on Friday for a sec...
Oct 02, 2020
Hungarians launch crowd-funded news site as Orban allies gain sway in media
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Political journalist Attila Rovo began work on Friday at Hungary's latest experiment in independent journalism - a crowd-funded online news service called Telex....
Oct 02, 2020
