Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gabon appoints first woman prime minister amid government shakeup
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon President Ali Bongo on Thursday promoted his defence minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, to prime minister on Thursday, the first time a woman has held the role in ...
Jul 16, 2020
Death toll in Turkish migrant boat sinking rises to 40
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The death toll from a migrant boat sinking in Lake Van in eastern Turkey rose to 40, the local governor's office said on Thursday, after nearly three weeks of search operations. T...
Jul 16, 2020
UK COVID-19 deaths from confirmed cases rise by 66 to 45,119
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 45,119, up 66 on the previous day, the government said on Thursday. (Reporting by Alistair Smout, writing by...
Jul 16, 2020
Exclusive: J&J says in talks with Japan, Gates Foundation to lock in deals on COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson Inc is in talks with the government of Japan and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation about locking up allocations of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in advance of it pro...
Jul 16, 2020
Portugal appoints Centeno as central bank governor
LISBON (Reuters) - The Portuguese government announced on Thursday that Mario Centeno, who resigned from his role as finance minister last month, will be the country's next central bank governor. Cent...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. Army wants to remove ‘divisive symbols’ from military bases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army wants to remove any sort of divisive symbols from military bases, potentially including Confederate flags, the Army secretary said on Thursday, suggesting that the...
Jul 16, 2020
Twitter hack raises concern in Washington; shares fall
(Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers sought an explanation from Twitter Inc after hackers gained access to the social media company's internal systems to hijack accounts of several politicians, billionaires, ce...
Jul 16, 2020
Probable that waves of COVID-19 will recur in future years, UK chief scientist says
LONDON (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus will likely return several times in the coming years, triggering new waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the British government's chief scientific adviser said on ...
Jul 16, 2020
Portuguese officers raid clinics claiming ‘ozone therapy’ cures COVID-19
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police detained five people on Thursday after raiding health clinics allegedly exploiting the coronavirus pandemic by claiming "ozone therapy" prevents or cures the highl...
Jul 16, 2020
Athletics: U.S. sprinter Stevens banned 18 months for missed tests
(Reuters) - American sprinter Deajah Stevens, who reached the 2016 Rio Olympics 200 metres final, was banned 18 months for missing anti-doping tests and will be ineligible for next year's Tokyo Games,...
Jul 16, 2020
