Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thwart U.S. veto or await new president? WTO has leadership dilemma
By Philip Blenkinsop and Andrea Shalal BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with a veto from the United States, the World Trade Organization has two unpalatable options for selecting its next leader ...
Oct 29, 2020
Exclusive: Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine trial slows as focus shifts to second dose
By Polina Ivanova and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has temporarily paused the vaccination of new volunteers in its COVID-19 vaccine trial, staff at eight of 25 trial clinics said, with som...
Oct 29, 2020
Africa must prepare for second COVID wave, disease control group says
By Giulia Paravicini and Duncan Miriri ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - COVID-19 cases are accelerating in some parts of Africa and governments should step up preparations for a second wave, the Africa...
Oct 29, 2020
Thousands of German police plan to hunt out lockdown breakers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to deploy thousands of federal police officers across the country to enforce toughened coronavirus restrictions from Monday, including the closure of restaurants and b...
Oct 29, 2020
Stars remove interim tag, name Bowness coach
The Dallas Stars named Rick Bowness as their head coach on Thursday, rewarding the interim coach who guided them to the Stanley Cup Final. He had been the interim head coach since Dec. 10, when the te...
Oct 29, 2020
White House says medical insurance price transparency rule finalized
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday finalized a requirement for health insurance companies to disclose to the public the price they pay for covered services...
Oct 29, 2020
UK reports 280 new COVID-19 deaths, seven-day total up 53%
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom on Thursday reported 280 new deaths of people who had tested positive for COVID-19 within the previous 28 days, bringing the total in the last seven days to 1,608...
Oct 29, 2020
White House moves ahead with sale of F-35 jets to UAE: sources
By Mike Stone and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House notified Congress it intends to sell 50 5-35 fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin to the United Arab Emirates, setting up a p...
Oct 29, 2020
With record growth report in the rearview, the road ahead may be rocky
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While economic growth galloped to produce the strongest three-jump month jump in U.S. history in July, August and September, more critical to the recovery no...
Oct 29, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus cases total 26,831, a new record
ROME (Reuters) - Italy registered 26,831 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, the highest daily tally since the start of the health crisis and up fr...
Oct 29, 2020
