Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Arrest of military pilot sparks protests in Djibouti: lawyer, social media
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The tiny Horn of Africa nation Djibouti has witnessed days of anti-government protests after a detained air force pilot said in a video clip he had been tortured, his lawyer said o...
Jun 08, 2020
Bail for former Minneapolis police officer set at $1 million - $1.25 million: media
(Reuters) - Bail was set at $1 million to $1.25 million for the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering a black man, George Floyd, by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minute...
Jun 08, 2020
Symptoms can last for weeks even in mild cases, lockdowns likely saved millions of lives
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caus...
Jun 08, 2020
Canada makes 'limited exemption' to border measures for immediate family reunification
By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is narrowly easing some border restrictions to allow immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents separated because of the coronavi...
Jun 08, 2020
Speaker of Ethiopia's upper House resigns after polls postponed
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's upper house speaker resigned on Monday in apparent protest at the postponement of planned elections in the Horn of Africa country over the coronavi...
Jun 08, 2020
Reports: MLB proposes 76-game season
Major League Baseball has offered a new proposal to players for a 76-game season at 75 percent of their salaries, multiple outlets reported Monday. The season would begin around July 10 and end on Sep...
Jun 08, 2020
U.S., Russia agree on June nuclear arms talks, invite China: U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia have agreed on a time and place for nuclear arms negotiations in June and invited China, U.S. Special Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea wr...
Jun 08, 2020
Slovenia opens borders to citizens of 14 states
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia has opened its borders to citizens of 14 states, including Germany and Switzerland, who can now travel to and from Slovenia without any coronavirus restrictions, the gov...
Jun 08, 2020
Sudan calls for renewed talks on Blue Nile dam
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has called for the resumption of talks with Egypt and Ethiopia on the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam after the failure of a U.S-led mediation effort earlier this year. The t...
Jun 08, 2020
Private planes take to the sky to ferry coronavirus tests from isolated Colombia
By Luis Jaime Acosta LA PRIMAVERA, Colombia (Reuters) - "This is HK4679 G on a humanitarian flight between La Primavera and Cumaribo, transporting COVID-19 tests at 3,500 feet," Ernesto Perez radioed ...
Jun 08, 2020
