Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Peru opposition bids to oust economy minister over COVID-19 response
By Maria Cervantes LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian opposition lawmakers filed a censure motion to oust the government's economy minister on Wednesday, underscoring political tensions as the Andean country r...
Sep 09, 2020
Mali's protest leader backs civilian 'rare bird' to lead transition
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Influential Mali cleric Imam Mahmoud Dicko urged the military junta on Wednesday to comply with demands from West African leaders to name a civilian president and prime minister by ...
Sep 09, 2020
‘Illegal thoughts’: how some exiled critics of Thai king are fuelling a revolt
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) - At a university campus demonstration in Bangkok on Aug. 10, the images of two men were projected onto a giant screen against a shimmering...
Sep 09, 2020
Latin America surpasses 300,000 coronavirus deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in Latin America passed 300,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the virus showing no signs of abating in the world's...
Sep 09, 2020
UK house prices jump as buyers seek gardens after lockdown: RICS
LONDON (Reuters) - The post-lockdown surge in Britain's housing market intensified in August, and prices hit a four-year high, as buyers sought properties with gardens, according to a survey that also...
Sep 09, 2020
Guinea Constitutional Council clears President Conde's third term bid
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's Constitutional Council, the West African nation's highest judicial body, on Wednesday cleared President Alpha Conde's bid to seek a third term in the Oct. 18 presidential ...
Sep 09, 2020
Australia's Victoria state reports 51 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Thursday reported 51 new cases and seven deaths from the novel coronavirus, compared with 76 cases and 11 deaths a day earlier....
Sep 09, 2020
GSK's three-drug inhaler wins U.S. nod for use in asthma patients
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Wednesday the U.S health regulator approved its lung disease drug Trelegy Ellipta for expanded use, making it the first inhaler delivering thre...
Sep 09, 2020
Tanker carrying gasoline seized by U.S. arrives off Freeport, Texas
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A tanker containing a cargo of Iranian gasoline confiscated by the United States arrived on Wednesday at a Texas port where it was preparing to discharge, according to a pilots gro...
Sep 09, 2020
British researchers design death risk tool for COVID-19 patients
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have developed a four-level scoring model for predicting the death risk of patients hospitalised with COVID-19, saying it should help doctors quic...
Sep 09, 2020
