Author Archives: Syndicated Content
England launches COVID-19 app to boost contact tracing
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it will launch a new COVID-19 app across England and Wales later this month which will allow people to use QR codes when they enter venues, boosting the country's conta...
Sep 11, 2020
Viva Maria: Belarusian protesters celebrate leader who chose jail over exile
(Reuters) - Maria Kolesnikova's decision to rip up her passport and risk prison rather than exile has burnished the musician-turned-politician's status as a hero to the mass protest movement against v...
Sep 11, 2020
EU governments and ECB have more to do to overcome crisis, Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's recovery from a deep recession is incomplete and uneven so there is no room for complacency by governments or the European Central Bank, ECB President Christine Lagarde ...
Sep 11, 2020
Turkey says EU Mediterranean statement biased, open to talks with Greece
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey slammed a statement by European Union Mediterranean states on Friday, saying the comments were biased and "detached from reality", but added Ankara was still open to uncondit...
Sep 11, 2020
‘Emir of Winterthur’ convicted in Swiss jihadist trial
ZURICH (Reuters) - A man dubbed the "Emir of Winterthur" was sentenced to 50 months in prison by a Swiss court on Friday after being convicted of supporting Islamic State and recruiting for the jihadi...
Sep 11, 2020
Indian state uses draconian law to detain those accused of killing cows
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - More than half the arrests this year under a tough national security law in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh have involved suspects in cases of...
Sep 11, 2020
Exclusive: Vingroup weighs selling school, health units, sources say, as Vietnam’s biggest firm refocuses
By Phuong Nguyen and James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Vingroup is considering selling controlling stakes in its medical and education units, two sources with direct knowledge said, although t...
Sep 11, 2020
Prada says China sales to date largely exceed 2019 levels
MILAN (Reuters) - Luxury goods group Prada's sales in China have recovered strongly since shops reopened there and to date are well above last year's levels, Chief Executive Patrizio Bertelli told Reu...
Sep 11, 2020
Finland to ease travel restrictions, allowing entry from Sweden
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will ease tight restrictions on entry as it tries to attract back business travellers and tourists ahead of winter, allowing arrivals from countries with higher rates of c...
Sep 11, 2020
Romania’s coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 – government
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's total of coronavirus cases has passed 100,000, the government said on Friday and authorities are set to extend a state of alert by a month, with face masks mandatory in...
Sep 11, 2020
