Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Guinea’s Conde wins presidency with 59.5% of vote
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's President Alpha Conde won the Oct. 18 election with 59.5% of the vote, according to a full preliminary tally from the election commission on Saturday. The victory, which r...
Oct 24, 2020
Spain’s regions urge government to impose state of emergency to allow curfews
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish regions are urging the central government to take measures that would give them legal backing to impose curfews as the country battles a resurgent coronavirus epidemic. As o...
Oct 24, 2020
South Korean authorities stick to flu vaccine plan after deaths rise to 48
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - The number of South Koreans who have died after getting flu shots has risen to 48, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday, adding th...
Oct 24, 2020
Malaysia reports 1,228 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 1,228 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, a record daily jump since the start of the pandemic, bringing the total number of cases to 25,742. The health minist...
Oct 24, 2020
Europe becomes second region to cross 250,000 deaths as second COVID wave hits
By Anurag Maan and Kavya B (Reuters) - Europe became the second region after Latin America to surpass 250,000 deaths on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with record numbers of daily COVID-19 in...
Oct 24, 2020
Bulgarian capital Sofia shuts nightclubs as COVID infections surge
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's capital Sofia, home to some 2 million people, will close nightclubs and discos on Sunday for two weeks as it grapples to contain a surge in coronavirus infections strainin...
Oct 24, 2020
Merkel reinforces appeal to reduce contacts as German infections rise
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday reinforced a message to Germans to curb social contacts and keep travel to a minimum as coronavirus infections continued to rise. Instead of ...
Oct 24, 2020
China says looking into unfair competition on e-commerce platforms: Xinuha
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's market regulator and other government departments have launched an exercise focused on e-commerce, with plans to crack down on areas such as unfair competition and the ill...
Oct 24, 2020
Indonesian unions vow mass protests if president signs jobs law
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's workers will stage further mass protests across the country if President Joko Widodo signs new jobs measures into law next week, the head of the main labour group said ...
Oct 24, 2020
French Open winner Swiatek to quarantine after contact with COVID-19
WARSAW (Reuters) - French Open winner Iga Swiatek said on Saturday she feels good, but will quarantine, after she met Polish President Andrzej Duda who subsequently tested positive for coronavirus. "N...
Oct 24, 2020
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