Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Three U.S. states report record one-day increases in new COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - Three U.S. states reported record one-day increases in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, according to state data. Montana reported 330 new coronavirus cases and South Dakota recorded 463 new...
Sep 24, 2020
U.S. vaccine program chief backs stricter rules for emergency use of COVID-19 shot
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The scientific head of the U.S. government program designed to speed development of COVID-19 vaccines said on Thursday he supports stricter rules to grant emer...
Sep 24, 2020
FDA flags health risks from ‘Benadryl Challenge’
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned of serious health problems from higher consumption of the common over-the-counter allergy medicine Benadryl following a social medi...
Sep 24, 2020
Kenya anti-graft agency slams procurement of COVID-19 equipment
By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's anti-corruption agency has documented evidence of "criminal" behaviour by officials over the procurement of COVID-19 emergency equipment, said a report p...
Sep 24, 2020
FBI chief says U.S. ‘Antifa’ demonstrators are targets of multiple probes
By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation told Congress on Thursday that anarchist and extremist "Antifa" demonstrators who engaged in recent...
Sep 24, 2020
Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of U.S. election hack-and-leak threat
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday said it had dismantled three networks of fake accounts which could be used by Russia's intelligence services to leak hacked documents as part of efforts to ...
Sep 24, 2020
Criminal trial resumes in Arkema chemical fire as judge rejects dismissal
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A criminal case against the U.S. arm of a French chemical maker accused of releasing pollution that injured 21 people resumed on Thursday under a cloud as a judge ruled out a motio...
Sep 24, 2020
French billionaire Arnault builds up Lagardere holding
By Sarah White and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - France's richest man Bernard Arnault ratcheted up a tug-of-war over Paris Match publisher Lagardere on Thursday, revealing he had built up a direc...
Sep 24, 2020
France sets new record for daily new COVID-19 cases, at more than 16,000
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 16,096 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday, blowing away the previous record of 13,498 and setting a fourth all-time high of daily addition...
Sep 24, 2020
Florida prosecutors drop solicitation charges against owner of NFL’s Patriots
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Florida prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots football team, that he sought to pay for sex at a...
Sep 24, 2020
