Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Five former Gambian intelligence officials convicted of murdering opposition activist
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's former spy chief and four other ex-intelligence officials have been sentenced to death for the 2016 murder of an opponent of ex-president Yahya Jammeh, a rare instance of c...
Jul 14, 2022
EU adds severe allergies as side effect of Novavax COVID vaccine
(Reuters) -The European Medicines Agency on Thursday identified severe allergic reactions as potential side effects of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine was authorized by U.S. regulators on ...
Jul 14, 2022
Bulgaria election likely after centre-right party refuses to form government
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party refused on Thursday to form a new government, bringing the Balkan country closer to snap polls in the autumn. Bulgaria is embroiled in a political ...
Jul 14, 2022
Hong Kong police say 4 protesters arrested after year on the run
By Kiki Lo and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police said on Thursday they had arrested four men, wanted on charges stemming from mass pro-democracy protests in 2019, who had gone into ...
Jul 14, 2022
Libyan parliament rejects Tripoli’s move to sack state energy firm head
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The energy committee of Libya's eastern-based parliament on Thursday rejected a government move to sack the head of National Oil Corporation (NOC), deepening a power strugg...
Jul 14, 2022
FDA delays decision on BeiGene’s cancer drug on COVID restrictions
(Reuters) - China-based drug developer BeiGene said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed its decision on the company's cancer drug as it was unable to conduct inspection...
Jul 14, 2022
EU seeks to upgrade safety rules for blood, tissue, cell donations
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Thursday updated rules on blood, tissue and cells to provide greater protection to donors and recipients and to increase access to innovative t...
Jul 14, 2022
Italy ruling parties press ahead with confidence vote – statement
ROME (Reuters) - Negotiations to try to avoid a parliamentary confidence vote that could trigger the collapse of the Italian government failed on Thursday after Prime Minister Mario Draghi said the vo...
Jul 14, 2022
Some Chinese cities order more frequent COVID testing as cases creep higher
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several Chinese cities have doubled down on COVID-19 testing, ordering residents to have their mouths swabbed more often, with some punishing people who skip tests, as authorities ...
Jul 14, 2022
Burned Twitter deal bankers see silver lining in Musk’s startups
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) - Wall Street's top investment banks that stand to lose lucrative fees from Elon Musk abandoning his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc hope the start-ups backed by the wo...
Jul 14, 2022
