Society / Social Issues
Spanish prime minister moderately optimistic about economic recovery
Published 01/09/2020
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday he was moderately optimistic about the country’s economic recovery from its worst downturn on [more…]
Mainland China reports 10 new COVID-19 cases vs 17 a day earlier
Published 01/09/2020
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 31, down from 17 reported a day earlier, the country’s health authority said [more…]
Federal agencies to investigate ‘left-wing civil unrest’: Trump
Published 01/09/2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security are setting up a joint operations center to investigate “left-wing civil unrest,” President Donald [more…]
In battleground Pennsylvania, Biden accuses Trump of stoking violence
Published 31/08/2020
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Monday called for rioters and looters to be prosecuted, and slammed President Donald Trump for stoking [more…]
Spain reports more than 23,000 new COVID-19 cases since Friday
Published 31/08/2020
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has registered more than 23,000 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, health emergency chief Fernando Simon told a news conference on Monday, [more…]
Opening up without control of COVID-19 is recipe for disaster, says WHO
Published 31/08/2020
GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries with significant active spread of coronavirus must prevent amplifying events, as opening up without the virus being under control would be [more…]
Heads of Hungary’s top arts university quit amid fears of state control
Published 31/08/2020
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The management of Hungary’s prestigious University of Theatre and Film Arts resigned on Monday in protest over the imposition of a government-appointed [more…]
Lone revellers brighten Notting Hill’s empty streets on carnival day
Published 31/08/2020
LONDON (Reuters) - Notting Hill Carnival, a highlight of the British summer, may have been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a [more…]
Indians seek out fortune tellers to fight COVID-19 blues
Published 28/08/2020
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In his golden-hued office, decked out with peacock feathers and crystal balls, Indian mystic healer and astrologer Sanjay Sharma is busy [more…]
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 561 to 224,014 – RKI
Published 17/08/2020
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 561 to 224,014, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious [more…]