Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Divert weapons funding to research to prevent next pandemic, pope says
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday urged politicians to divert funds spent on weapons to research to prevent another pandemic, as he led the largest gathering in the ...
May 30, 2020
Parolled Australian fears re-arrest for murder in Bulgaria, seeks new trial
By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA (Reuters) - An Australian ex-soldier, released on parole after being convicted of a street murder in Bulgaria in 2009, fears he will be rearrested if he tries to leave the co...
May 30, 2020
After pandemic, California oyster farmer confident in industry’s return
MARSHALL, Calif. (Reuters) - While most businesses across the United States remained shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, Terry Sawyer, co-founder of Hog Island Oyster Co had plenty of work to s...
May 30, 2020
Trump says military could respond quickly to Minneapolis unrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said the military could deploy troops to Minneapolis "very quickly" to respond to violent protests in the aftermath of a police killing of an unarmed...
May 30, 2020
Belgian prince tests positive for coronavirus after attending gathering in Spain
By Graham Keeley BARCELONA (Reuters) - A nephew of Belgium's King Philippe, Prince Joachim, has tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party in Spain, which Spanish media said broke lockdow...
May 30, 2020
Russia denies U.S. claim that Libyan banknotes seized in Malta are counterfeit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Libyan currency worth over $1 billion which was printed in Moscow and seized by Malta is not counterfeit, Russia's foreign ministry said on Saturday in response to U.S. claims. The ...
May 30, 2020
Italy records 111 new coronavirus deaths, 416 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 111 on Saturday, against 87 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases fell to 416 from...
May 30, 2020
Colombia will not ease quarantine in capital, cities hit hard by coronavirus
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia issued new measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus in three of its most affected cities on Saturday, including the capital Bogota, as the rest of the countr...
May 30, 2020
Drugs standards group nixes plan to kick pharma’s crab blood habit
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Horseshoe crabs' icy-blue blood is set to remain the drug industry's standard for safety tests after a powerful U.S. group ditched a plan to put on an equal footing a...
May 30, 2020
Trump says protesters would have met ‘vicious dogs’ if White House fence breached
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said demonstrators protesting the death of a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck would have been "greeted w...
May 30, 2020
