Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 kills four Kenyan health workers, infections at maternity hospital rise
NAIROBI (Reuters) - COVID-19 has killed four Kenyan health workers and infected 450, the health ministry said on Wednesday, as word emerged of a slew of cases in Kenya's biggest maternity hospital. "H...
Jul 15, 2020
The 2022 Youth Olympic Games to be postponed to 2026: IOC
(Reuters) - The 2022 Youth Olympic Games, due to be held in Senegal, are set to be postponed for four years, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. Bach said th...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S., Gulf nations issue sanctions on six targets for ties to Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and six Gulf countries on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six targets, accusing them of being affiliated with Islamic State, the U.S. Treasury Department said i...
Jul 15, 2020
Walmart to mandate customers across U.S. stores wear masks
(Reuters) - Shoppers at Walmart Inc stores will have to wear face coverings, the world's largest retailer said on Wednesday, mandating what is widely seen as an effective measure to control the spread...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. Treasury extends protection for Citgo from PDVSA creditors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday extended a measure preventing creditors of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA from seizing shares in the parent company of U.S. refiner Citgo, a P...
Jul 15, 2020
Protests erupt in Chile on eve of lawmaker vote to allow pension withdrawal
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Protesters in Santiago defied a citywide lockdown meant to combat the spread of the coronavirus, barricading roads and looting early into the morning on Wednesday in support of a ...
Jul 15, 2020
Saudi Arabia blacklists six entities for funding Islamic State – SPA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia added six entities, including money transfer businesses, to an Islamic State funding blacklist, state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday. SPA said the list was establ...
Jul 15, 2020
WHO urges Turkmenistan to take steps ‘as if COVID-19 was circulating’
ALMATY/ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Turkmenistan says it has not registered any COVID-19 coronavirus cases, but the World Health Organization wants the Central Asian country to take measures as if it had. Con...
Jul 15, 2020
UK COVID-19 deaths from confirmed cases rise by 85 to 45,053
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 45,053, up 85 on the previous day, the government said on Wednesday (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by St...
Jul 15, 2020
Investors in Russian pipeline projects at risk of U.S. sanctions under 2017 law: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced the State Department is taking steps that could open to U.S. sanctions under a 2017 law investors in two pipeline proj...
Jul 15, 2020
