Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pope says coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Sunday for international scientific cooperation to discover a vaccine for the coronavirus and said any successful vaccine should be m...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
South Africa deputy finance minister urges central bank to print money to fund government: report
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's finance deputy minister was quoted in a leading newspaper on Sunday as urging the central bank to temporarily create money to fund the government response to th...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
Roche aims to make more than 100 million coronavirus antibody tests per month by end of year
ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche aims to more than double production of its new coronavirus antibody test to "significantly more than" 100 million tests a month by the end of the year, the company's diagnosti...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
Americans turn to hunting for food, renewal during pandemic
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - David Elliot first thought of shooting an elk to help feed family and friends back in January when the United States reported its first novel coronavirus case. Ell...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
Ivory Coast PM evacuated to France for medical checks
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who is the ruling party's candidate in October's presidential election, was evacuated on Saturday to France for medical checks, t...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
Syrian tycoon Makhlouf says security forces are arresting his employees
AMMAN (Reuters) - Sanctions-hit Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf on Sunday said that security forces are arresting employees at his diversified companies in what he said were "mounting pressures" on him da...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
Armenia reopens bars and shops despite rising coronavirus cases
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Landlocked Armenia will reopen shops, restaurants and bars, resume manufacturing and lift restrictions on movement from Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said, despite a...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
Singles only and don't shake on it: Austrians return to the tennis court
By Leonhard Foeger VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's loosened lockdown means tennis players can return to the court as long as they stick to coronavirus-related rules - singles only, no touching each other...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
Phoning it in: Pandemic forces Supreme Court to hear cases in a new way
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are typically a formal affair, dictated by adherence to tradition by an institution historically...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
UAE's ADNOC restarts Ruwais oil refinery after maintenance
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has begun a gradual restart of its Ruwais oil refinery complex after a scheduled maintenance shutdown, a company spokesman said on Sunday. The ...
Thomson Reuters May 03, 2020
