Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amid contagion fears, Myanmar parents back school closures
By Zaw Naing Oo YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar closed schools nationwide on Thursday as novel coronavirus infections increased, a decision broadly welcomed by parents worried about a rapid spread of the c...
Aug 27, 2020
Crude oil or cooking oil? For some U.S. refiners, it's now a choice
By Stephanie Kelly and Laura Sanicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Refiners have always produced fuel using crude oil. Now some are using grease. A slump in demand for gasoline since the onset of the coronavi...
Aug 27, 2020
Britain's Lib Dems elect former minister Davey as new leader
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Liberal Democrats elected Ed Davey as their fourth leader in five years on Thursday, with the former minister pledging to rebuild a party that has been sapped o...
Aug 27, 2020
Trump says he saved 51 million jobs in pandemic. Economists, U.S. officials say otherwise
By Lawrence Delevingne, Chris Prentice, Michelle Price and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Standing before half a dozen American flags during a press conference at his country club in Bedminster, Ne...
Aug 27, 2020
Taliban kill four survivors of Afghanistan flash floods
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters killed four civilians on Thursday during clashes with Afghan forces in the central province of Parwan, amid rescue work after ...
Aug 27, 2020
UK police arrest man over alleged Liberian war crimes
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they had arrested a man on suspicion of war crimes relating to conflicts in Liberia between 1989 and 2003. Police said detectives had detained the un...
Aug 27, 2020
Stark photos highlight plight of Indonesia's vulnerable doctors
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Photographs of a grieving wife bent over the coffin of her dead husband, an Indonesian medical doctor, have drawn attention to the high death toll of healthcare workers in the Sout...
Aug 27, 2020
HK court grants bail to opposition lawmakers charged over 2019 protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court granted bail to two opposition lawmakers on Thursday over anti-government protests in July last year, one of whom was charged for rioting during an incident in ...
Aug 27, 2020
Dwayne Johnson, Under Armour postpone sneaker launch to protest racial injustice
(Reuters) - Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said on Thursday he was postponing the launch of his new sneakers that are in collaboration with Under Armour Inc to protest against racial injustice. The m...
Aug 27, 2020
Belgian breathing disorder treatment firm Nyxoah plans Brussels listing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian company Nyxoah plans to list on Euronext Brussels as it looks to raise 60 million euros ($70.9 million) for development and sales of its treatment for breathing disorder s...
Aug 27, 2020
