Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK does not consider mink coronavirus cases a risk, PM spokesman says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain does not consider the widespread coronavirus outbreaks in Danish mink farms to be a risk to the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Friday after...
Nov 06, 2020
Cameroon buries seven children killed in school shooting
KUMBA, Cameroon (Reuters) - The plaque on Nzakame Rhema's coffin marks the "sunset" of her short life - Oct. 24, 2020, the day gunmen burst into her school in Cameroon's South West region and killed s...
Nov 06, 2020
Oslo to shut down social life to fight virus spread in Norway
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's capital Oslo will shut down theatres, cinemas, training centres and swimming pools to contain the spread of the coronavirus, city authorities said on Friday, with bars and re...
Nov 06, 2020
'Not like prison' – gymnasts content with COVID restrictions before Tokyo test
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - At an upscale hotel in Tokyo, gymnasts from the United States, Russia, China and Japan are getting a taste of what more than 11,000 athletes might experience when the...
Nov 06, 2020
Binder's success stands out even in MotoGP's crazy year
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Brad Binder went into his rookie MotoGP season expecting to crash and learn from his mistakes, possibly with some pain involved. What the 25-year-old had not bargain...
Nov 06, 2020
EU urges online platforms to gird for new wave of COVID consumer scams
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday urged online platforms to gird for a fresh wave of consumer scams linked to the resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Europe and said they need to...
Nov 06, 2020
Gender pay gap narrows only marginally in Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The pay gap between men and women doing the same job in Europe narrowed only marginally this year, the European Commission said on Friday, even though a vast majority of EU citize...
Nov 06, 2020
Ethiopia says military push has limited aims, as UN sounds alarm
By Giulia Paravicini and Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's federal military operations in the north have "clear, limited and achievable objectives", Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on F...
Nov 06, 2020
Humanigen inks COVID-19 drug development agreement with Department of Defense
(Reuters) - Humanigen Inc and the U.S. Department of Defense have entered into a research and development agreement for its drug candidate for COVID-19, the company said on Friday. (Reporting by Trish...
Nov 06, 2020
English COVID infections stabilise at 50,000 per day: ONS estimate
LONDON (Reuters) - New COVID-19 infections in England have stabilised at around 50,000 a day, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday, indicating a levelling off in the steep rise of cases t...
Nov 06, 2020
