Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cyprus says committed to peace talks, but not at gunpoint
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus is committed to reunification talks with estranged Turkish Cypriots but not at gunpoint, its president said on Thursday on a dispute which has deepened Greece-Turkey tension...
Sep 24, 2020
Key Vatican cardinal caught up in real estate scandal resigns suddenly
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A powerful Vatican cardinal caught up in a real estate scandal resigned suddenly on Thursday and gave up his right to take part in an eventual conclave to e...
Sep 24, 2020
Ethiopia charges 2,000 over violence after singer’s killing: attorney general
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - About 2,000 people in Ethiopia have been charged over deadly violence that followed the killing of a popular singer in June and charges against more prisoners...
Sep 24, 2020
U.S. House Democrats crafting new COVID-19 relief package: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the House of Representatives are working on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that lawmakers could vote on next week, House Ways and Means Committee ...
Sep 24, 2020
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
