Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai exile’s kidnapping sparks protests over “missing” critics
By Kay Johnson and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Protests flared in Bangkok on Monday against the suspected kidnapping of a Thai activist in Cambodia which has reignited protests against Thailan...
Jun 08, 2020
Back to school for some, clubbing for others as Spain loosens restrictions
By Michael Gore and Paola Luelmo MADRID (Reuters) - Pupils returned to school in some areas of Spain on Monday and nightclubs opened in others in a further easing of the country's coronavirus lockdown...
Jun 08, 2020
FDA authorizes COVID-19 saliva test by Phosphorus Diagnostics
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday allowed emergency use of a COVID-19 saliva test made by privately held Phosphorus Diagnostics LLC that allows people to send in their saliva...
Jun 08, 2020
Pandemic offers scientists unprecedented chance to ‘hear’ oceans as they once were
By Maurice Tamman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eleven years ago, environmental scientist Jesse Ausubel dreamed aloud in a commencement speech: What if scientists could record the sounds of the ocean in the da...
Jun 08, 2020
Brazil economic outlook dims again, GDP this year now seen falling 6.5%: survey
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The outlook for Brazil's economy deteriorated for a 17th week in a row, with Latin America's largest economy now expected to shrink by 6.5% this year, a central bank survey of eco...
Jun 08, 2020
Canadian housing starts excluding Quebec falls 20.4% in May: CMHC
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts excluding the province of Quebec fell 20.4% in May compared with the previous month as groundbreaking decreased on both multiple unit and single-detached ur...
Jun 08, 2020
Huawei launches UK advertising blitz ahead of security review
LONDON (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies has launched a British advertising blitz to highlight its role in building the country's broadband and mobile networks ahead of a UK security review that...
Jun 08, 2020
PM Johnson would not agree that Britain is a racist country, says his spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson would not agree that Britain is a racist country but acknowledges there is still more to do to combat cases of discrimination and racism, his spokesman ...
Jun 08, 2020
Oman’s sultan appoints head of new sovereign wealth fund
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman's Sultan has appointed Abdulsalam al-Murshidi as the head of the Omani Investment Authority, a new state entity replacing the sultanate's sovereign wealth funds, Omani state tel...
Jun 08, 2020
Afghan peace talks seen this month after U.S. shuttle diplomacy
By Hamid Shalizi and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Talks to end the 18-year-old conflict in Afghanistan may begin this month, sources said on Monday, a day after the U.S. special en...
Jun 08, 2020
