Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tour de France teams can be excluded if two riders test positive for coronavirus – UCI
(Reuters) - Tour de France teams can be excluded if two riders from the same outfit test positive for the coronavirus within a seven-day period during the race, the International Cycling Union (UCI) s...
Aug 28, 2020
Legal hurdles, pandemic would bedevil Biden efforts to undo Trump immigration overhaul
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he will reverse some of President Donald Trump's restrictive immigration policies should he win in November, but the...
Aug 28, 2020
Slovakia adds Croatia, France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Malta to quarantine requirement
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia will require travellers from six more European countries to stay in quarantine from Sept. 1 due to rising numbers of coronavirus cases there, the Health Ministry said on Fr...
Aug 28, 2020
Rio de Janeiro’s governor removed from office over graft investigations
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's state governor Wilson Witzel has been temporarily removed from power by the Superior Court of Justice over alleged graft in the purchase of medical...
Aug 28, 2020
Bangladesh’s Beximco in coronavirus vaccine pact with India’s Serum Institute
DHAKA (Reuters) - One of Bangladesh's largest drugmakers, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, announced on Friday that it will invest with the Serum Institute of India (SII) to ensure Bangladesh gets access to v...
Aug 28, 2020
Boeing pulls eight 787 jets from service over structural issue: The Air Current
(Reuters) - Boeing Co called on airlines to pull eight 787 Dreamliners from service, after the planemaker found a manufacturing issue in the jet's structure, The Air Current reported on Friday. This i...
Aug 28, 2020
Moderna in talks with Japan to supply 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Friday it was in talks with Japan's government to potentially supply 40 million or more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, would...
Aug 28, 2020
Police break up climate demonstrations in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police broke up demonstrations in Stockholm on Friday by climate change activists from Extinction Rebellion who had blocked two bridges in the city centre. Police said th...
Aug 28, 2020
Merkel calls for clarification on Wirecard collapse
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters on Friday it had to be clarified what happened to payments company Wirecard which collapsed amid an accounting scandal. (Reporting by ...
Aug 28, 2020
British street artist Banksy funds refugee rescue boat: The Guardian
LONDON (Reuters) - British street artist Banksy is funding a boat to rescue refugees in the Mediterranean attempting to reach Europe from Africa, the Guardian newspaper reported. The boat rescued 89 p...
Aug 28, 2020
