Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: Latest on worldwide coronavirus spread
(Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Latin America, the region of the world worst affected by the pandemic, exceeded 6 million on Friday and continued to accelerate, according to a Reuters tally, as most ...
Aug 15, 2020
Peru’s economy contracts 18.06% in June on coronavirus impact
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's economy contracted 18.06% in June versus the same period a year earlier, the South American country's government said on Saturday, the fourth straight month of ...
Aug 15, 2020
UK daily figures show 1,012 new COVID-19 cases
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 1,012 new positive tests for COVID-19, the government said on Saturday, the fifth day in a row there have been more than 1,000 infections reported in dai...
Aug 15, 2020
Motor racing: Hamilton on pole as Mercedes sweep Spanish GP front row
(Reuters) - Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday with team mate Valtteri Bottas completing the Mercedes front row lockout at the Circuit de Catal...
Aug 15, 2020
Irish tourism boss quits after holidaying abroad
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The chairman of Ireland's tourism authority, former Ryanair Chief Operating Officer Michael Cawley, resigned on Saturday after going on holiday to Italy, contrary to government advi...
Aug 15, 2020
Nearly half of Brazilians say Bolsonaro not to blame for coronavirus death toll, poll says
By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Almost half of Brazilians think President Jair Bolsonaro bears "no responsibility at all" for the country's more than 100,000 dead from the coronavirus pande...
Aug 15, 2020
Four people die in accident near coal mine of Russia’s Severstal
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four workers died when a building they were demolishing near a coal mine of Russian steel producer Severstal collapsed on Saturday, the company said in a statement. The people worke...
Aug 15, 2020
Motorcycling: Yamaha’s Vinales claims pole at Austrian Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Yamaha's Maverick Vinales took pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix, edging out Pramac Ducati's Jack Miller in a closely contested qualifying session in Spielberg on Saturday. Vinales...
Aug 15, 2020
German health minister warns against ‘party holidays’
BERLIN/PALMA DE MALLORCA (Reuters) - The German health minister said on Saturday party holidays were irresponsible as he defended a decision to declare nearly all of Spain, including the tourist islan...
Aug 15, 2020
‘Fortnite’ app removal threatens social lifeline for young gamers
By Sheila Dang and Patrick Graham NEW YORK/BENGALURU (Reuters) - A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker's schoolwork on Friday morning as he and kids all over the world woke up to the news that the...
Aug 15, 2020
