Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.African medical body threatens court action over internships
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African Medical Association threatened on Thursday to take the government to court because scores of new junior doctors cannot find work placements desp...
Jul 01, 2021
Trailblazing female pilot will go to space at age 82 with Jeff Bezos
(Reuters) - Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos will be joined by Wally Funk, one of the 13 women who passed NASA's astronaut training program in the 1960s, on the first crewed flight into space f...
Jul 01, 2021
Colombia’s consumer prices could have fallen slightly in June, analysts say
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Consumer prices in Colombia could have fallen 0.08% in June, mostly due to food supplies returning to normal following a long-running wave of protests and blocka...
Jul 01, 2021
Rugby-United States name three new caps to face England
(Reuters) - The United States have named three uncapped players to start against England at Twickenham on Sunday, including former Ireland junior international flyhalf Luke Carty and South African-bor...
Jul 01, 2021
German finance minister Scholz says OECD tax agreement marks ‘colossal progress’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Thursday welcomed the agreement by 130 countries in talks led by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to support a gl...
Jul 01, 2021
Coco Gauff, Tommy Paul lead U.S. teams for Tokyo Olympics
Coco Gauff and Tommy Paul lead the U.S. men's and women's tennis teams announced Thursday for the Tokyo Olympics. At 17, Gauff will become the youngest American tennis player to compete at the Summer ...
Jul 01, 2021
Mexico’s factories contract at slowest pace since COVID hit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's factories deteriorated for a 16th straight month in June amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and local restrictions, though the pace of contraction was the slowest since ...
Jul 01, 2021
Brazil eyes immediate, bolder corporate profit tax cut of 10 percentage points
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government is weighing an immediate cut in taxes on company profits by 5 percentage points, and may double that to a 10-percentage-point reduction, Econ...
Jul 01, 2021
Britain’s COVID-19 cases up 72% in past week
(Corrects to show cases at highest since Jan. 29 not Jan. 25) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 27,989 new cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Thursday, the highest number since Jan. 29 and...
Jul 01, 2021
Higher formaldehyde levels found along Houston Ship Channel -report
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - High levels of a cancer-causing chemical have been detected in air monitors in Houston neighborhoods near the busiest U.S. petrochemical port, according to a report i...
Jul 01, 2021
