Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong reports 123 new coronavirus cases as local transmissions stay high
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 123 new coronavirus cases on Friday, including 115 that were locally transmitted, a new daily record, as authorities warn the city faces a critical period in c...
Jul 24, 2020
Philippines reports 15 new coronavirus deaths, 2,103 infections
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 15 more deaths from the coronavirus and 2,103 additional infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths had increased ...
Jul 24, 2020
UK PM Johnson says anti-vaxxers 'are nuts'
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that opponents of vaccination, so called anti-vaxxers, were "nuts". "There's all these anti-vaxxers now," Johnson told medical wo...
Jul 24, 2020
Overseas visits to UK halved in March as COVID-19 struck
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of overseas visitors to Britain halved in March, the first month in which COVID-19 seriously affected travel, and there was a similar fall in British people going abroad,...
Jul 24, 2020
UK PM Johnson says everybody should get a flu vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that everybody should get a flu vaccination to prevent the health service getting overwhelmed in winter if the coronavirus outbre...
Jul 24, 2020
China's daily passenger flights rebound to 80% of pre-COVID levels
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's aviation regulator said on Friday the number of daily passenger flights had rebounded to about 80% of pre-COVID levels, suggesting further improvement in the aviation indus...
Jul 24, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,761 new coronavirus cases, 89 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,761 new coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total tally to 95,418, data from the country's Health Ministry website showed. The number of deaths in t...
Jul 24, 2020
Easing UK lockdown spurs big upturn for COVID-hit business: PMI
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses experienced the fastest upturn in five years during July as more of the economy reopened from the coronavirus lockdown, a closely-watched survey sho...
Jul 24, 2020
Ukraine: Black box transcript confirms illegal interference with jet downed in Iran in January
KYIV (Reuters) - The transcript from the black boxes from a Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran on Jan. 8 confirm the fact of illegal interference with the plane, Ukraine's deputy foreign min...
Jul 24, 2020
Kenyan recycling firm mixes kitchen waste to boost urban farming
By Edwin Waita NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan urban farmer Francis Wachira credits a soil recycling company with keeping him afloat financially during the coronavirus crisis: it helped him to start produc...
Jul 24, 2020
