Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China halts imports from two more Brazil meat plants amid COVID-19 concerns
By Ana Mano and Jake Spring SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - China has suspended imports from two Brazilian pork plants owned by meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA , according to the Chinese customs authorit...
Jul 05, 2020
Constitutional changes are the 'right thing' for Russia: Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday constitutional amendments approved in a nationwide vote created the conditions for Russia's "progressive development" for decades to come. On...
Jul 05, 2020
Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise recommendations: NYT
(Reuters) - Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommenda...
Jul 05, 2020
Sudan fires top police officials after protests
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's police chief and his deputy were fired on Sunday, the transitional government said, days after large protests demanding more measures against officials linked to ousted Pr...
Jul 05, 2020
Lebanon's top Christian clerics blast politicians as hunger, hardship bite
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Christian authorities slammed politicians on Sunday for failing to remedy an economic meltdown that has left many poor, piling pressure on the country's leaders as it spir...
Jul 05, 2020
El Salvador delays next steps in reopening economy as COVID-19 cases rise
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's presidential office on Sunday postponed the second phase of the economy's reopening by two weeks, citing a still-rising number of coronavirus ...
Jul 05, 2020
UK COVID-19 confirmed death toll rises by 22 to 44,220
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's death toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen by 22 to 44,220, the department of health said on Sunday. The number of deaths registered at the weekend is often lower ...
Jul 05, 2020
Two dead, eight wounded in South Carolina nightclub shooting
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Ten people were shot early on Sunday in a Greenville, South Carolina, nightclub in an outburst of suspected gang-related violence that killed two people dead and critically i...
Jul 05, 2020
French economy probably bouncing back faster than expected: central bank
PARIS (Reuters) - The French economy is pulling out of the slump induced by the coronavirus outbreak at least as fast as expected a month ago, and maybe even a little faster, Bank of France Governor F...
Jul 05, 2020
Ecuador indigenous group frees hostages after return of corpse amid pandemic
QUITO (Reuters) - An indigenous group in the Ecuadorean Amazon has released six hostages after authorities returned the body of a leader who according to the government died of COVID-19, police said l...
Jul 05, 2020
