Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanon registers record number of daily COVID-19 cases
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon on Tuesday announced a record daily number of over 300 COVID-19 infections and seven deaths from the virus as the country grapples with the aftermath of the Beirut port expl...
Aug 11, 2020
Dutch government orders mandatory quarantine after coronavirus exposure: NOS
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government plans to order mandatory quarantine for people who are known to have been exposed to the coronavirus, national broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday, citing a ...
Aug 11, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 5,064,171 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 5,064,171 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 40,522 cases from its previous count, and said that t...
Aug 11, 2020
French humanitarian group says aid worker killed in Guatemala
PARIS (Reuters) - French humanitarian aid group AVSF said on Tuesday that one of its employees was killed by armed people on Monday in Guatemala. AVSF said in a statement that aid worker Benoit Maria ...
Aug 11, 2020
Martin Scorsese joins Apple’s Hollywood roster for new films, TV shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese will produce film and TV projects for Apple Inc's streaming service under a multi-year deal, the company said on Tuesday, as digital vid...
Aug 11, 2020
Dialysis patients at U.S. nursing home had higher rate of COVID-19: CDC
(Reuters) - Nursing home residents on kidney dialysis had roughly three times the rate of COVID-19 compared to those not receiving treatment, U.S. health researchers found in a study of a Maryland fac...
Aug 11, 2020
UK records 1,148 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 1,148 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the United Kingdom as of 9 a.m. (0900 GMT) on Tuesday, compared with a figure of 816 on Monday, government data showed. The ...
Aug 11, 2020
Twitter users can now control who replies to their tweet
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Tuesday rolled out a moderation feature that would allow its users to limit how many people can reply to their tweets, giving account-holders more control over conversations...
Aug 11, 2020
Factbox: Who is speaking at the Democratic National Convention – and why
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Next week's Democratic National Convention will feature a lineup of heavyweight politicians, rising stars and everyday Americans making the case for why Joe Biden shoul...
Aug 11, 2020
Colombia deacon leads funeral rites in PPE as coronavirus cases near 400,000
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Standing outside the high cemetery walls as a sharp breeze blows down from the Andes, Mauricio Castiblanco pulls on a disposable cover-all, adjusts his mask und...
Aug 11, 2020
