Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. moves last grain from frontline store symbolic of Yemen’s aid struggle
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.N. grain store that symbolised aid agencies' struggle to navigate the front lines of Yemen's war has finally been emptied and distributed to a starving populat...
Jul 27, 2020
ECOWAS proposes 4-point plan to resolve Mali crisis
DAKAR (Reuters) - West Africa's regional body ECOWAS on Monday proposed a four-point plan to resolve Mali's political crisis that include re-doing some contested local elections, and establishing a go...
Jul 27, 2020
Qatar interested in hosting Olympics, possibly in 2032
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar, the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, announced on Monday it would also like to stage the Olympics, possibly in 2032. The Gulf Arab state's Olympic committee said it submitted ...
Jul 27, 2020
Biocad discussing potential COVID-19 vaccine production in China
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Biotech group Biocad is discussing producing in China a potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Russia's Vector state virology institute, the director of the St Petersburg-bas...
Jul 27, 2020
Guatemala begins economic reopening, though coronavirus still on rise
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala began reopening its economy on Monday, easing restrictions imposed four months ago to curb the coronavirus, although cases are still on the rise in much of the cou...
Jul 27, 2020
Wealthy hit early by coronavirus before impact spread to immigrant communities: Dutch study
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Wealthy, middle-aged people died in greater than average numbers at the start of the Dutch coronavirus outbreak, the country's statistics office said on Monday, while later those...
Jul 27, 2020
Factbox: Why Mali is in turmoil again
DAKAR (Reuters) - West African heads of state are meeting via video link on Monday to try to resolve a political crisis in Mali they worry could spiral out of control and derail the fight against Isla...
Jul 27, 2020
Health workers should be top priority for vaccines – nurses’ group
By Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) - Nurses and other health workers must be top priority for the first COVID-19 vaccines, especially as they are often left without enough protection against the vir...
Jul 27, 2020
Golf: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship cancelled due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - This year's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship has been cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, the European Tour announced on Monday. The event due to be held from Oct. 1-4 across the Old Cour...
Jul 27, 2020
Factbox: What progress is Britain making on post-Brexit trade deals?
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is negotiating several bilateral trade deals to come into effect once its exit from the European Union is complete at the end of the year. The Department for International T...
Jul 27, 2020
