Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Stung by the pandemic, Ethiopia boosts health budget 46%, PM says
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia has raised its health budget by 46% this year after the coronavirus crisis exposed the need for more equipment, facilities and personnel, Prime Minister A...
Oct 12, 2020
Pope meets Australian Cardinal Pell in midst of money scandal
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis met on Monday with Australian Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's former economy minister who has returned to Rome after the firing of an Itali...
Oct 12, 2020
High infection rates starting to hit older patients – UK health official
LONDON (Reuters) - High COVID-19 infections rates amongst young people are now beginning to spread to older age groups in parts of England, Deputy Chief Medical Office Jonathan Van-Tam said on Monday,...
Oct 12, 2020
Big-brand BTS promotions disappear as band sparks uproar in China
HONG KONG (Reuters) - South Korean boyband BTS is facing a barrage of criticism in China after its leader made remarks about the Korean War and several big-name brands, including Samsung, have apparen...
Oct 12, 2020
Lloyd’s of London reviews insurance contracts due to COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London [SOLYD.UL] is reviewing the way insurance products are designed and sold as it calls for simpler products in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial i...
Oct 12, 2020
Transgender man’s dream of joining U.S. military thwarted for now
By Rollo Ross SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Paulo Batista is lifting weights and hitting the books, striving to fulfill his father's dying wish for him to join the U.S. military. But he says all he has heard ...
Oct 12, 2020
UK shopper numbers fall for third straight week: Springboard
LONDON (Reuters) - Shopper numbers across British retail destinations fell marginally in the week to Oct. 10, the second complete week of the government imposed 10 pm closure of hospitality outlets, m...
Oct 12, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - -With three weeks to go until election day, President Donald Trump tries to put his COVID-19 diagnosis behind him by kicking off his return to the campaign trail with a rally in the battle...
Oct 12, 2020
China Eastern Airlines to receive $4.6 billion capital injection
BEIJING (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines will receive a cash injection of 31 billion yuan ($4.60 billion) from four new investors as part of an equity diversification plan, the company said on Monda...
Oct 12, 2020
Explainer: The Electoral College and the 2020 U.S. presidential race
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - In the United States, the winner of a presidential election is determined not by a national vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots "electoral vot...
Oct 12, 2020
