Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Weekly COVID-19 cases in England decline for first time since July
LONDON (Reuters) - Some 6,115 new people tested positive for COVID-19 in England in the week to August 19, down 8% on the week before and showing the first decrease since the start of July, figures fr...
Aug 27, 2020
Seven more dolphins found dead on Mauritius beach near oil spill
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Seven more dead dolphins were found on a Mauritius beach on Thursday, a government official said, a day after 17 carcasses were washed up near an oil spill...
Aug 27, 2020
EU signs contract with AstraZeneca on supply of potential COVID-19 vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it had signed a contract on behalf of EU states with British drugmaker AstraZeneca for the supply of at least 300 million doses of its COV...
Aug 27, 2020
Lola Lennox follows in mother Annie's footsteps with single release
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Having a Grammy award-winning mother setting the standard wasn't always easy for singer Lola Lennox - but any initial intimidation she felt she managed to turn into d...
Aug 27, 2020
Coty's quarterly sales slump 56% as virus-wary shoppers stay home
(Reuters) - Coty Inc reported a 56% drop in quarterly sales on Thursday, as demand for its beauty products took a hit from closures of stores and parlors during coronavirus lockdowns. Net loss attribu...
Aug 27, 2020
Taliban kill four civilians during clashes with Afghan forces in central flood-hit province
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters on Thursday killed four civilians during clashes with Afghan forces in central flood-hit Parwan province at a time when over 150 people lost their lives in the flash...
Aug 27, 2020
Integrity Forum to be set up in Britain to safeguard athletes
(Reuters) - A new cross-sport Integrity Forum will be established in Britain to help tackle issues ranging from match-fixing and doping to athlete welfare, the UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) has said. T...
Aug 27, 2020
Indonesia gets U.N. funds to fight climate change, deforestation
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has received an injection of cash from the United Nation's Green Climate Fund to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle forest fires at a time when the country has had t...
Aug 27, 2020
Trump caps Republican convention with pitch for a second White House term
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will make a crucial pitch for a second term in the White House on Thursday with a keynote address at the Republican National Convention high...
Aug 27, 2020
Delta, facing its own troubles, may have to repay $300 million on behalf of Brazil's Gol
By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines is facing a fresh Latin American headache as a Monday deadline nears for former Brazilian partner Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes to repay a $...
Aug 27, 2020
