Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
May 22, 2020
Serbian soldiers guard migrant camp near Croatia border
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Armed Serbian soldiers are now guarding a migrant camp on the border with Croatia in an attempt to prevent the migrants from trying to cross into the European Union. The camp in t...
May 22, 2020
Mexico inflation accelerates more than forecast in early May
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican inflation picked up faster than expected in the first half of May, giving the central bank some food for thought as policymakers move to cut borrowing costs to alleviat...
May 22, 2020
