Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa to keep 20,000 soldiers on COVID-19 duty until September
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed parliament of his decision to extend the deployment of 20,000 soldiers, a drop from 76,000, until Sept. 30 to help enforc...
Jul 02, 2020
Toronto FC rookie Achara out for season
Toronto FC rookie midfielder Ifunanyachi Achara is out for the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee, the team announced Thursday. The 22-year-old Nigeria native is scheduled to have surgery o...
Jul 02, 2020
Mexico's Alsea has agreed with banks to temporarily suspend commitments
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican restaurant operator Alsea said in a statement on Thursday that it has agreed with banks to suspend its commitments with them for one year beginning June 29, and that in...
Jul 02, 2020
Striking California nurses picket, demand equipment, better conditions to fight COVID
(Reuters) - Hundreds of nurses formed a noisy picket line on Thursday across the street from Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California, entering the seventh day of a 10-day strike to deman...
Jul 02, 2020
Kim Jong Un says North Korea prevented coronavirus from making inroads: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at an enlarged meeting of the politburo of the country's ruling Workers Party where he presided, said the North had thoroughly prevented the novel co...
Jul 02, 2020
Brazil coronavirus death toll reaches 61,884
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 1,252 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 61,884, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. Total confirmed ...
Jul 02, 2020
Portugal seals final deal with TAP's private shareholders
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government sealed a final deal with private shareholders of ailing flag carrier TAP to take a controlling stake in the airline while avoiding nationalisation, ministers s...
Jul 02, 2020
The world should stand up to China over Hong Kong, activist Nathan Law says
LONDON (Reuters) - Hong Kong's fate shows China's true authoritarianism so the rest of the world should stand up to President Xi Jinping and start to put human rights above financial gain, pro-democra...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. FDA approves GSK's HIV drug for patients with limited options
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved GlaxoSmithKline Plc's HIV drug, Rukobia, to treat adult patients who have run out of treatment options. The oral treatment from t...
Jul 02, 2020
Behave yourselves, UK PM Johnson warns as pub reopening nears
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge Britons to act responsibly when pubs reopen this weekend, warning that businesses, livelihoods and the future of the whole economy depends on ...
Jul 02, 2020
