Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Peru, with world’s deadliest outbreak, readies to start vaccine tests
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru will start testing coronavirus vaccines from China's Sinopharm and U.S. drugmaker Johnson & Johnson in September, researchers said, which should help the country ...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. House panel announces contempt proceedings against Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for record...
Aug 28, 2020
Bob Geldof and Hozier to perform in Van Morrison 75th birthday tribute
LONDON (Reuters) - Irish music stars Bob Geldof, Hozier and Paul Casey as well as Ireland's President Michael Higgins will be among those taking part in a special music tribute next week to celebrate ...
Aug 28, 2020
UCI president believes in Tour ‘miracle’
NICE, France (Reuters) - International Cycling Union (UCI) president David Lappartient is confident that the Tour de France can be completed despite concerns over a possible second wave of the coronav...
Aug 28, 2020
China revises list of technologies banned, restricted for export
BEIJING (Reuters) - China issued on Friday a revised list of technologies that are banned or restricted for export amid the country's rapid development in science and technology. The revision on the C...
Aug 28, 2020
MGM Resorts to lay off 18,000 furloughed workers in U.S.: WSJ
(Reuters) - Casino operator MGM Resorts International plans to lay off 18,000 furloughed workers in the United States as a global travel slowdown from the coronavirus crisis hurt its operations, the W...
Aug 28, 2020
UK records 1,276 new daily COVID-19 cases
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 1,276 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, it said on Friday, down from the 1,522 recorded on Thursday. A further nine people have died after they test...
Aug 28, 2020
Elon Musk’s net worth tops $100 billion: Forbes
(Reuters) - Silicon Valley entrepreneur Elon Musk's net worth topped $100 billion on Friday, according to the Forbes real-time billionaires list, as the shares of electric-car maker Tesla Inc see a mo...
Aug 28, 2020
Dying mother dolphin struggles to save baby in Mauritius lagoon after oil spill
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) - The baby dolphin rolled over on its side, floating on the surface. Its mother repeatedly nudged its head above the oily waves in a lagoon in Mauritius, where e...
Aug 28, 2020
‘Fresh paint on crumbling building’: Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts
By Tom Arnold and Raya Jalabi LONDON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bankers and analysts have voiced scepticism about attempts by Lebanon's central bank to clean up the country's banks, warning they must form par...
Aug 28, 2020
