Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany to issue country-specific travel warnings from Oct. 1: ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will likely continue to issue pandemic-related travel warnings due to worldwide coronavirus infection levels, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday. She also said...
Sep 09, 2020
New Dutch coronavirus cases spike to 1,140, most since April
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus cases registered in the Netherlands surged to 1,140 in the past 24 hours, the health minister said on Wednesday, the highest daily total since April...
Sep 09, 2020
First elections since coronavirus test Italian government stability
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - A raft of local ballots and a referendum this month mark the first electoral test for Italy's center-left government since the coronavirus crisis, with the bickering ...
Sep 09, 2020
European cross country championships cancelled due to pandemic
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Athletics on Wednesday cancelled the continent's cross country championships set for December in Ireland due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The continent's governing body for th...
Sep 09, 2020
France fines Roche, Novartis 444 million euros in ongoing eye drug clash
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's Novartis and Roche were fined 444 million euros (403.55 million pounds)by France, after its competition authority said on Wednesday they used abusive pr...
Sep 09, 2020
United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States military on Wednesday announced that it would be reducing its presence in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 troops this month, formalizing a move that had been long exp...
Sep 09, 2020
EU enters final talks for BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had entered final stage talks with BioNTech-Pfizer to purchase up to 300 million doses of a potential vaccine aga...
Sep 09, 2020
Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 for helping broker a deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the second ...
Sep 09, 2020
Ryanair steels for winter ‘write-off’ as travel gloom deepens
By Conor Humphries and Laurence Frost DUBLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Ryanair slashed its annual passenger target by another 10 million on Wednesday, becoming the latest European airline to signal more capac...
Sep 09, 2020
UAE reports 883 new coronavirus cases, highest since late May
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates recorded 883 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, its highest daily increase in over three months. Daily infections in the Gulf Arab state have risen in ...
Sep 09, 2020
