Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Egypt's Sisi meets Libyan tribesmen after eastern call to intervene
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met mainly eastern Libyan tribesmen in a show of solidarity on Thursday, days after Libya's eastern-based parliament urged Cairo to intervene i...
Jul 16, 2020
IMF did not recommend Saudi Arabia VAT tripling, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund did not recommend the decision taken by Saudi Arabia to triple value-added tax this month, an official said, cautioning against increasing consumption...
Jul 16, 2020
China's annual consumer rights show targets Burger King, Qutoutiao
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. fast food chain Burger King and Chinese news app Qutoutiao were singled out for criticism on Thursday by China's state television station in its high-profile annual s...
Jul 16, 2020
Spain to cull 93,000 mink at a farm hit by coronavirus
MADRID (Reuters) - Health authorities have ordered the culling of all 93,000 mink at a farm in eastern Spain to prevent human contagion after discovering that most of the animals there had been infect...
Jul 16, 2020
UK's COVID-19 outcome has not been good, mistakes were likely made: chief scientist
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has not achieved a good outcome in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the government's chief scientific adviser said on Thursday, adding that he was sure that mistakes had ...
Jul 16, 2020
Brazil economy minister tests negative for coronavirus
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, according to a statement from the ministry on Thursday. Guedes had met with President Jair B...
Jul 16, 2020
Minister tells French public: don't wait to put on masks
PARIS (Reuters) - French Health Minister Olivier Veran on Thursday encouraged people to start wearing masks in enclosed public spaces immediately, instead of waiting for a government order that takes ...
Jul 16, 2020
Republicans to limit national convention attendance in Florida amid coronavirus spike
(Reuters) - Republicans will significantly limit the number of attendees at the party's national convention in Jacksonville, Florida, in August, as coronavirus cases continue to spike sharply across t...
Jul 16, 2020
India, U.S. discuss possibility of free trade pact: India trade minister
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and the United States on Thursday discussed the "possibility" of a free trade pact, India's Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement. India's Commerce and Industr...
Jul 16, 2020
Why cleaner air may be bad for your sourdough bread
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Less acid rain is good for the environment, but potentially bad for bread, cereals and pasta. A decline in U.S. power plant emissions over the last 30 years mean...
Jul 16, 2020
