Author Archives: Syndicated Content
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Chinese city offers residents experimental vaccines Shaoxing city in China's Zhejiang province will offer experimental coronav...
Oct 21, 2020
Exclusive: Australian writer detained in Beijing told supporter he was a former Chinese spy
By Kirsty Needham and Cate Cadell SYDNEY/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Yang Hengjun, an Australian writer detained in Beijing and facing trial for espionage on behalf of a country China hasn't publicly named w...
Oct 21, 2020
Afghans jostling for visas sparks stampede, killing at least 15
By Ahmad Sultan JALALABAD (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in stampede among thousands of Afghans gathered outside Pakistan's consulate on Tuesday as jostling broke out between people applyi...
Oct 21, 2020
After keeping low profile on campaign trail, Obama makes debut for Biden
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who is locked in a tight race wit...
Oct 21, 2020
United Airlines testing global health app on UK-U.S. flight in effort to reopen borders
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines is set on Wednesday to test a digital health pass under a global pilot program seeking to establish a common international standard for COVID-19 t...
Oct 21, 2020
World trade rebounding slowly, outlook uncertain: U.N. report
GENEVA (Reuters) - The value of global trade is set to fall by 7% to 9% in 2020 from the previous year, despite signs of a fragile rebound led by China in the third quarter, a United Nations report sa...
Oct 21, 2020
Analysis: Rating agency scrutiny raises stakes for U.S. election process
By Ross Kerber and Kate Duguid BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Americans go to the polls, some of the more influential observers of the election process will be the agencies that determine the country'...
Oct 21, 2020
India’s coronavirus tally climbs to 7.65 million
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India has recorded 54,044 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 7.65 million, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The world's second most populous nation also has th...
Oct 21, 2020
China says environment still grim despite five years of progress
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's environment conditions are "grim", falling short of public expectations even after five years of efforts to improve air quality, boost clean energy and curb greenhouse gas...
Oct 21, 2020
GSK to launch late-stage testing of syncytial virus vaccine
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said it would move its experimental vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a cause of pneumonia in toddlers and the elderly, into the final stage ...
Oct 21, 2020
