Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK’s COVID-19 official death toll lowered to 41,329 after methodology change
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's official death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic was lowered by over 5,000 on Wednesday as the government adopted a new way of counting fatalities after concerns were raised...
Aug 12, 2020
Russia detains YouTube blogger, accuses him of breaching secrets law
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian YouTube blogger who makes videos of industrial sites and abandoned facilities was arrested earlier this month on a charge of illegally obtaining and disseminating state se...
Aug 12, 2020
Taiwan says discussing purchase of U.S. mines, cruise missiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taiwan is in discussions with the United States on acquiring underwater sea mines to deter amphibious landings as well as cruise missiles for coastal defense, Taiwan's de facto ...
Aug 12, 2020
French COVID-19 infections set new post-lockdown daily record
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 2,524 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, setting a new post-lockdown daily record and taking the country's cumulative total of cas...
Aug 12, 2020
Diamond League back with a bang in Monaco
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - After a frustrating summer of cancellations, exhibitions and virtual competitions, athletics is finally able to reveal its shop window as the Diamond League swings...
Aug 12, 2020
Exclusive: Argentina to submit debt revamp offer to SEC within days, formalizing agreement, sources say
By Adam Jourdan and Nicols Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will formally submit its amended debt restructuring offer to the U.S. securities regulator as early as Thursday, two sources said...
Aug 12, 2020
Thailand’s king swears in cabinet, silent on demands for royal reform
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in a new cabinet on Wednesday, calling for "order and peace" but without mentioning recent anti-government student protests that have urge...
Aug 12, 2020
Cuba’s top epidemiologist expects COVID-19 vaccine in 2021
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's top epidemiologist Francisco Duran told a daily briefing on Wednesday he expected a COVID-19 vaccine to be available worldwide from early next year, skirting questions about ...
Aug 12, 2020
Business owners can sue insurer over coronavirus losses, Missouri judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge in Missouri said on Wednesday a group of hair salons and restaurants can sue their insurance carrier for business interruption losses caused by the coro...
Aug 12, 2020
ECB liquidity floods euro money market and distorts indicators
By Saikat Chatterjee and Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) - A key euro zone interbank money-market rate is trading below the European Central Bank's own official rate for the first time in over fiv...
Aug 12, 2020
