Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Romania’s coronavirus spike exceeds 2,000 new daily cases
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus infections in Romania rose by a record 2,158 in the past 24 hours, the government said on Wednesday as cases surged across central Europe. The Europ...
Sep 30, 2020
Poland government heads further to the right in new lineup
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists appear to have a taken a turn further towards the right with the appointment of two ultra-conservatives in their new government lineup, raising the pros...
Sep 30, 2020
Motorcycling: Bagnaia to join Miller at works Ducati, Zarco to Pramac
(Reuters) - Italian Francesco Bagnaia will join Australian Jack Miller at Ducati's factory MotoGP team next season with Frenchman Johann Zarco moving to Pramac Ducati as a fully-supported works rider,...
Sep 30, 2020
UK parliamentary Speaker accuses government of bypassing lawmakers on virus measures
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliamentary Speaker reprimanded Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Wednesday for disregarding the House of Commons with its COVID-19 measures, calling on minis...
Sep 30, 2020
French plant-based protein maker Roquette sees short-term COVID-19 impact
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) - The plant-based protein market has seen a slowdown in new product launches and lower sales in restaurants and cafeterias due to COVID-19 but benefited from m...
Sep 30, 2020
Iraq pledges to protect diplomats after U.S. embassy shutdown threat
(Reuters) - Iraq will protect foreign mission buildings and ensure only the state has weapons, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi told 25 top diplomats on Wednesday, after Washington warned it could sh...
Sep 30, 2020
Pakistani doctor urges people to volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine trial
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The physician heading a Phase III clinical trial in Pakistan for a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate has urged people to volunteer for the trial, overcoming the r...
Sep 30, 2020
Third seed Svitolina recovers from meltdown to beat Zarazua
PARIS (Reuters) - Third seed Elina Svitolina recovered from a mid-match meltdown to beat Mexican qualifier Renata Zarazua 6-3 0-6 6-2 and advance to the third round of the French Open on Wednesday. Th...
Sep 30, 2020
UK considered sending asylum seekers to south Atlantic, FT reports
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain considered a plan to send asylum seekers 4,000 miles away to holding centres on its remote overseas territories in the south Atlantic but the idea, describ...
Sep 30, 2020
Ex-FBI Director Comey to testify to U.S. Senate on Russia probe
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Former FBI Director James Comey, one of the principal figures behind the U.S. investigation into links between Russia and President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign, will...
Sep 30, 2020
