Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Protesters say localised lockdowns in Madrid discriminate against poor
By Graham Keeley BARCELONA (Reuters) - Protesters in some poorer areas of Madrid that are facing lockdown to stem a soaring COVID-19 infection rate took to the street on Sunday, to call for better hea...
Sep 20, 2020
German public sector unions prepare walkouts over pay
BERLIN (Reuters) - German public sector workers unions are preparing to take industrial action including walkouts next week after making no progress in a second round of wage talks with the government...
Sep 20, 2020
Iran’s rial hits record low as tension spikes with the U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Iranian rial fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market on Sunday, a day after the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration declared all United Nat...
Sep 20, 2020
Explainer: Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Since a longstanding taboo on criticising Thailand's monarchy was broken by protesters in early August, their rallies in Bangkok have got increasingly bold in criticising King Maha...
Sep 20, 2020
Exclusive: Brazil’s Lula says he will back anyone who can take on Bolsonaro
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, barred from elected office due to corruption convictions, said he is open to backing any candidate w...
Sep 20, 2020
Italians vote in regional elections, referendum in test for coalition
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italians began voting on Sunday in a raft of local ballots and a referendum, with the ruling coalition under pressure in its first electoral test since the coronavirus ...
Sep 20, 2020
If U.S. election winds up in Supreme Court, Ginsburg’s death will loom large
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The death of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday could spell bad news for Democrats if a legal battle over the results of the Nov. 3 presidential elect...
Sep 20, 2020
Three dead after rare Mediterranean storm batters Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - Three people have died after Cyclone Ianos, a rare storm known as a medicane, battered Greece, flooding streets and homes, Greek authorities said on Sunday. Ianos uprooted trees and...
Sep 20, 2020
Macron challenger presses France to save tyre plant
PARIS (Reuters) - France should invest in a Bridgestone tyre plant threatened with closure, the head of its regional government who plans to run against President Emmanuel Macron in 2022 said on Sunda...
Sep 20, 2020
Facebook tells Irish court that probe threatens its EU operations – newspaper
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Facebook has told Ireland's High Court it cannot see how its services could operate in the European Union if regulators freeze its data transfer mechanism, the Sunday Business Post ...
Sep 20, 2020
