Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Outlook bright as solar energy keeps Nigerian homeworkers powered up
By Libby George and Nneka Chile LAGOS (Reuters) - In a hallway in Lagos, Gbemisola Olowokere taps contentedly on her laptop. The 23-year-old says the corner, underneath a sliver of window, has functio...
May 22, 2020
Canada ‘concerned’ about the situation in Hong Kong, calls for dialogue: PM Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is concerned about China's proposal to impose national security laws on Hong Kong and called for real dialogue in order to de-escalate tensions, the prime minister said on Fr...
May 22, 2020
Sinovac says it has started mid-stage human trials of COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Friday it had started mid-stage human trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine in China earlier this month. The China-based company said it has received $...
May 22, 2020
80 million children at risk of measles, polio as vaccines disrupted: WHO, UNICEF
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some 80 million children worldwide could be at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio due to disruption of routine immunisation during the COVID-19 ...
May 22, 2020
QE, lower-bound rates pose huge risks for Brazil, says central bank director
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil should steer clear of quantitative easing or cutting interest rates toward zero, a central bank director said on Friday, warning that both risked distorti...
May 22, 2020
U.S. condemns China’s ‘disastrous proposal’ on Hong Kong: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called China's proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong disastrous and said it could have an impact on the favorable eco...
May 22, 2020
Portugal ready to welcome back tourists, says government
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's doors are open to tourists, the country's Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva said on Friday, one of the first European countries to welcome back visitors from elsewher...
May 22, 2020
Virus deaths five times higher among poor in Spanish region
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - The coronavirus mortality rate among some of the poorest Catalans is five times higher than among the wealthiest residents of the Spanish region, a study showed, in ...
May 22, 2020
Explainer: How ending Hong Kong’s ‘special status’ could affect U.S. companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Chinese national security restrictions imposed on Hong Kong could draw a U.S. revocation of the former British colony's "special status" under U.S. law, a move that would ha...
May 22, 2020
U.S. sanctions Nicaraguan army chief, finance minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday sought to further pressure Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega with another round of sanctions, this time targeting the country's army chief and finan...
May 22, 2020
