Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Austria investigates four over COVID-19 quarantine at Ischgl ski resort
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian prosecutors said on Wednesday they have placed four people under investigation in connection with a quarantine and other restrictions imposed at the ski resort of Ischgl in...
Sep 30, 2020
Oxford to study anti-inflammatory drug Humira as potential COVID-19 treatment
LONDON (Reuters) - Oxford University said on Wednesday it would study whether the world's best-selling prescription medicine, adalimumab, was an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients, the latest e...
Sep 30, 2020
Mikako Kotani named Tokyo Olympics sports director
(Reuters) - Mikako Kotani, who won two bronze medals for Japan in the 1988 Olympics, has been named the sports director of the 2020 Tokyo Games and will take over from Oct. 1, the organising committee...
Sep 30, 2020
‘God chose me’: Congo Ebola survivor finds new purpose
By By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - For Esperance Nyabintu, catching Ebola was a curse and a gift from God. A year ago the virus killed her husband. Most of her nei...
Sep 30, 2020
Buoyant Boohoo lifts profit despite supply chain scandal
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Boohoo reported a 51% increase in first half profit and raised its full year guidance on Wednesday, with publicity over failings in its supply chain showing no impact...
Sep 30, 2020
Slovakia reports its largest single-day count of new COVID-19 cases
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia has reported 567 new coronavirus cases, the largest single-day tally since the COVID-19 pandemic started this year, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The central Eu...
Sep 30, 2020
U.N. nuclear watchdog inspects second Iranian site as agreed with Tehran
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has inspected the second of two suspected former secret atomic sites in Iran, as agreed with Tehran last month in a deal that ended a standoff over access,...
Sep 30, 2020
Belgium’s coronavirus death toll crosses 10,000
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's official death toll from coronavirus infections crossed the 10,000 mark on Wednesday, according to data from the Sciensano health institute. Belgium, h...
Sep 30, 2020
Merkel: Germany can avoid second coronavirus lockdown
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that she wanted to do everything in her power to avoid another national lockdown as coronavirus infection numbers rise again in Eur...
Sep 30, 2020
Baidu-backed online tutor Zuoyebang seeks new funding at $10 billion valuation: sources
By Kane Wu and Yingzhi Yang HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese online education startup Zuoyebang has started a new fundraising drive at a valuation of $10 billion, said two people with direct know...
Sep 30, 2020
