Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As Italy ends lockdown, Milan mayor rebukes crowds socialising outside
MILAN (Reuters) - The mayor of Milan issued a furious threat on Friday to close down popular open spaces in the city after television footage showed crowds socialising and apparently ignoring public h...
May 08, 2020
Trump: 'I know nothing' about Venezuela incursion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday again said the U.S. government was not behind a bungled incursion into Venezuela this week, allegedly to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, say...
May 08, 2020
Malawi court upholds ruling annulling Mutharika's election win
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi's Supreme Court on Friday in a unanimous decision upheld an earlier court ruling that annulled President Peter Mutharika's narrow election victory last year. A new election...
May 08, 2020
Roaming 'robodog' politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart
By Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Far from barking its orders, a robot dog enlisted by Singapore authorities to help curb coronavirus infections in the city-state politely asks joggers and cyclists to...
May 08, 2020
Germany's Scholz expects final agreement on ESM credit line for virus-hit countries
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Friday he expected euro zone finance ministers to agree on the final details of credit lines from the European Stability Mechanism bailou...
May 08, 2020
Prominent Beirut university faces fight of its life as crises hit
By Samia Nakhoul and Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - One of the Arab world's oldest universities faces its worst crisis since its foundation, with huge losses, staff cuts and an uphill battle to stay...
May 08, 2020
Five substitutions per team to be allowed on temporary basis
By Brian Homewood BERN (Reuters) - Teams will be allowed up to five substitutions per match, instead of the usual three, as a temporary measure to help cope with potential fixture congestion in the af...
May 08, 2020
Sorrento ties up with New York's Mount Sinai for COVID-19 antibody cocktail
(Reuters) - Sorrento Therapeutics Inc on Friday partnered with New York City's Mount Sinai Health System to develop an antibody cocktail to potentially treat or prevent COVID-19, with the aim of start...
May 08, 2020
Saudi Arabia coronavirus cases exceed 35,000
(Reuters) - The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia exceeded 35,000 on Friday as the kingdom struggles to get to grips with rising numbers of new infections. Officials reported 1,701 new cases...
May 08, 2020
U.S. regulators started Scotiabank probe before metals closure: filings
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators were investigating Bank of Nova Scotia's (Scotiabank's) metals trading activities several months before it told staff it would wind down the unit, ac...
May 08, 2020
