Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Congo soldier shoots dead 12 in drunken rampage
BUKAVU, Congo (Reuters) - A soldier shot dead 12 people and injured nine others during a drunken rampage in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday evening, regional authorities said. Securit...
Jul 31, 2020
Russia opens criminal case against Kremlin critic after planned anti-Putin protest
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities said on Friday they had opened a criminal case against an opposition Moscow city councillor who had planned a rally against President Vladimir Putin because she ...
Jul 31, 2020
China says to penalise Luckin Coffee for accounting fraud
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese regulators said they would penalise Luckin Coffee after confirming accounting fraud that has already forced the company to delist from the U.S. Nasdaq exchange. The Ministr...
Jul 31, 2020
UK science advisers not confident English R rate is below 1
LONDON (Reuters) - UK scientists are no longer confident that the reproduction number of the coronavirus in England is below 1, the government said on Friday, even as latest estimates suggested it was...
Jul 31, 2020
For hard-hit Lebanese, Eid traditions are now just too costly
By Ayat Basma TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - On the streets of Tripoli, Lebanon's second biggest city and one of its poorest, there are no signs of festivities for Eid al-Adha this year, no decorations ...
Jul 31, 2020
Global funds favour bonds over stocks on surging coronavirus infections: Reuters poll
By Rahul Karunakar BENGALURU (Reuters) - Global funds recommended cutting equity holdings in July to the lowest in four years and suggested keeping bond allocations unchanged from June, amid worries t...
Jul 31, 2020
Philippines' Duterte recommends petrol to clean face masks, says 'not joking'
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told his people they should use gasoline as a disinfectant for protective face masks - and stressed that his advice was not a joke. T...
Jul 31, 2020
England to require face coverings in cinema and worship places from Aug. 8
LONDON (Reuters) - People in England will be required to wear face masks or other face coverings in cinemas, places of worship, museums and art galleries from Aug. 8, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said...
Jul 31, 2020
South Africa produces its first ventilators to fight COVID-19
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The first of thousands of South African-designed ventilators rolled off a Cape Town assembly line on Friday, responding to requests from hospitals needing them f...
Jul 31, 2020
Northern Ireland launches UK's first COVID-19 tracker app
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Northern Ireland on Friday launched the United Kingdom's first COVID-19 tracing app, and the first one that can also trace users in another country, Ireland, who h...
Jul 31, 2020
