Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK PM Johnson could meet U.S. President Trump at G7: The Sun
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could travel to the United States to meet President Donald Trump at a G7 meeting next month, The Sun newspaper reported. A G7 meeting is schedul...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
Default then deal? Argentina hits payment deadline with distance left in talks
By Adam Jourdan and Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina faces a hard deadline to make $500 million in already delayed bond interest payments on Friday, which investors expect it will mis...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
UK's Blair: Patchy data means Africa could use antibody tests to track COVID-19
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) - African nations should use antibody tests to find out whether the slower spread and lower mortality rate of the new coronavirus on the continent is due to patc...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
Surge in UK debt-to-GDP ratio driven by fall in output: OBR
LONDON (Reuters) - A jump in Britain's debt-to-GDP ratio in April to its highest since 1963 largely reflects the big fall in output that the coronavirus is expected to have caused, rather than last mo...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
U.S. urges WHO to start review of pandemic response, seeks reforms
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States called on the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday to begin work immediately on investigating the source of the novel coronavirus, as well as its own handling...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
Chechen leader Kadyrov in Moscow hospital with suspected coronavirus: Russian news agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's southern region of Chechnya, is suspected of having contracted the new coronavirus and is receiving treatment in a Moscow hospital, three Russ...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
Lebanon's Berri tells government time for action not words
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's powerful parliament speaker said on Friday it was time for government action to help citizens grappling with an economic crisis and this could not wait for the outcome of ...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
Brazil's biggest state brings forward holiday to contain coronavirus spread
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Brazil's biggest state of Sao Paulo have decided to bring forward to Monday a holiday scheduled for July 9, in an attempt to strengthen social distancing and contain...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
As China fast-tracks biosecurity law, some experts urge whistleblower protection
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is fast-tracking a new law to help prevent infectious diseases and other "biological threats", but some experts said a provision aimed at deterring false information could di...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
China's Wuhan says conducted 1,000,729 COVID-19 tests on May 21
BEIJING (Reuters) - The city of Wuhan, the original epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak in China, conducted 1,000,729 nucleic acid tests on May 21, the local health authority said on Friday, com...
Thomson Reuters May 22, 2020
