Category Archives: Syndicated
Bahrain top court upholds death sentences against two activists
(This July 13 story has been corrected to change description of BIRD to "UK-based human rights group" from "UK-based pro-opposition activist group" in the fourth paragraph) By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (...
Jul 15, 2020
Exclusive: ‘There will be people in jail’: Mexico plans arrests soon in tax crackdown
By Daina Beth Solomon and Carlos Gonzalez Galvan MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico could issue arrest warrants for suspected tax dodgers by September, a top prosecutor said, as the government ramps up an...
Jul 15, 2020
Johnson says now is not the time for inquiry into UK handling of pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there would be an inquiry into the country's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the future but now was not the time as the battle to c...
Jul 15, 2020
Navistar to develop self-driving trucks with TuSimple
By Nick Carey (Reuters) - Truck maker Navistar International Corp has bought a minority stake in TuSimple and aims to co-develop self-driving trucks by 2024 with the technology company as it rolls out...
Jul 15, 2020
UN warns of dangerous drop in vaccinations during COVID pandemic
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Levels of childhood immunisations against dangerous diseases such as measles, tetanus and diphtheria have dropped alarmingly during the COVID-19 pandemic, putting mi...
Jul 15, 2020
Residents at China’s giant lake unfazed as rainfall breaks records
SUZHOU, China (Reuters) - Around one of China's biggest freshwater lakes, residents said they were confident they could fend off this year's floods, even as rainfall continues to break records. At Lak...
Jul 15, 2020
Russian lawmakers want people who try to cede territory jailed for up to 10 years
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians who take specific actions to undermine the country's territorial integrity could be jailed for up to a decade under draft legislation submitted to parliament on Wednesday. ...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. government agrees to buy Becton’s COVID-19 testing device
(Reuters) - Becton, Dickinson and Co said on Wednesday the U.S. government had agreed to buy its COVID-19 testing device and kits. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has agreed to buy it...
Jul 15, 2020
Japan medical workers warn pay reduction jeopardises patient care
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Striking medical workers at a hospital outside of Tokyo warned on Wednesday that cuts in their pay during the coronavirus epidemic would ultimately put at risk care fo...
Jul 15, 2020
Austria to lift travel warning for Italian region of Lombardy
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria will lift its travel warning for Lombardy, the region at the centre of Italy's novel coronavirus outbreak, because of a fall in infections, Austria's Foreign Ministry said o...
Jul 15, 2020
