Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AstraZeneca diabetes drug improves survival in kidney disease patients study shows
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said its Farxiga drug improved survival chances for patients suffering from kidney disease, underscoring the medicine's role outside its established field of d...
Aug 30, 2020
Japan’s Eneos to hasten refinery consolidation as virus slams demand at home
By Yuka Obayashi and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest oil refiner Eneos Holdings Inc will hasten its transformation into a supplier of low-carbon energy and materials as domestic oil ...
Aug 30, 2020
Statue of Canada’s first prime minister toppled by protesters demanding police defunding
(Reuters) - A statue of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John Macdonald was toppled in downtown Montreal by protesters marching in support of defunding police, government officials said. The incident...
Aug 30, 2020
At least three migrants die as boat catches fire off Italy
CROTONE, Italy (Reuters) - At least three migrants died when a fire broke out on a boat carrying them close to the southern coast of Italy on Sunday, police and health officials said. Another five mig...
Aug 30, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases approach 6 million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus were approaching 6 million on Sunday as many Midwest states reported increasing infections, according to a Reuters tally. Iowa, North D...
Aug 30, 2020
Wisconsin lieutenant governor says state does not need a visit from President Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes said on Sunday the state does not need a visit from President Donald Trump, after his "incendiary remarks" on the racial protests ...
Aug 30, 2020
Germany’s Scholz condemns far-right flags outside parliament
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Olaf Scholz, a candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor, on Sunday condemned protestors who stormed the steps of Germany's Reichstag parliament building, some of them hol...
Aug 30, 2020
Paire tests positive for COVID-19 before U.S. Open: report
(Reuters) - France's Benoit Paire has tested positive for COVID-19 and will have to pull out of the U.S. Open starting on Monday, French sports daily L'Equipe https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/...
Aug 30, 2020
Hezbollah open to discussing new political order in Lebanon, says Nasrallah
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday the powerful Shi'ite movement was open to discussing a new political order in Lebanon if all factions agree to it, as foreign...
Aug 30, 2020
Ten militants and five civilians killed in east Congo violence: army, local leader
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Ten Islamist militants were killed after they ambushed an army convoy in eastern Congo on Friday, according to the military, while a community leader sai...
Aug 30, 2020
