Author Archives: Syndicated Content
England’s COVID-19 hospital death toll rises 370 to 20,853
LONDON (Reuters) - The death toll from COVID-19 in English hospitals rose 370 to 20,853, the health service said on Saturday. Of the 370 who died, 25 had no underlying health condition, the National H...
May 02, 2020
Lesotho parliament moves closer to forcing PM Thabane out of office
By Marafaele Mohloboli MASERU (Reuters) - Lesotho lawmakers and South African mediators said on Saturday that legislation awaiting assent from the king will see Prime Minister Thabane, suspected of ki...
May 02, 2020
IMF disburses $200 million to Georgia to fight coronavirus
TBILISI (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Saturday it would disburse a $200 million loan tranche to Georgia to help the ex-Soviet country meet urgent balance of payments and fi...
May 02, 2020
Strong earthquake strikes south of Crete, no word on damage
(Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck south of the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?i...
May 02, 2020
Austrian GDP to shrink 8% this year as lockdown persists, central bank says
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's central bank expects economic output to shrink more than twice as much this year as it forecast just a month ago as the coronavirus lockdown lasts longer than anticipated,...
May 02, 2020
Spain to launch 16 billion euro reconstruction fund: PM
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday his government would approve a 16 billion euros ($17.57 billion) reconstruction fund to help regional authorities deal with the...
May 02, 2020
Japan aims to fast-track review of anti-viral drug remdesivir
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will fast-track a review of Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir so that it can hopefully be approved for domestic COVID-19 patients a week after...
May 02, 2020
Boris Johnson’s son named after doctors who ‘saved’ PM’s life
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson and his fiance Carrie Symonds have named their newborn son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas, partly as a tribute to two of the intensive care doctors who t...
May 02, 2020
Afghan rivals say they’re close to ending leadership feud
By Hamid Shalizi and Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and rival Abdullah Abdullah are close to resolving a standoff over last year's disputed presidential election th...
May 02, 2020
Tennis: Feels surreal to be back on court, says Germany’s Brown
LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's Dustin Brown said returning to competitive action at the Tennis Point Exhibition Series in Germany this week amidst the coronavirus pandemic was a surreal experience. Brow...
May 02, 2020
