Category Archives: Syndicated
CDC head warns pregnant women with COVID-19 face greater risks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pregnant women have increased risk of severe COVID-19 compared to women who are not pregnant, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention Robert Redfield told reporters on...
Jun 25, 2020
Ivory Coast to allow international flights from July 1
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast will open its airports to international flights on July 1 after allowing domestic flights from June 26, its National Security Council said on Thursday, as it seeks to r...
Jun 25, 2020
Amazon gold rush: illegal mining threatens Brazil’s last major isolated tribe
By Simon Scarr and Anthony Boadle (Reuters) - Illegal gold mining activity has risen sharply over the last five years in Brazil's indigenous Yanomami reservation in the heart of the Amazon rainforest,...
Jun 25, 2020
Novartis, former unit to pay $346 million to resolve U.S. bribery charges
(Reuters) - Novartis AG and a former unit will pay more than $346 million to resolve U.S. criminal and civil charges they bribed doctors, hospitals and clinics to prescribe their drugs and use their s...
Jun 25, 2020
Germany won’t agree on 5G rules before summer break
BERLIN (Reuters) - Telecommunications companies will have to wait until at least September for Germany's government to agree rules on installing components in the future 5G mobile communications netwo...
Jun 25, 2020
Volvo Cars, Waymo partner to build self-driving vehicles
DETROIT (Reuters) - Waymo and the Volvo Cars Group have agreed to develop a self-driving electric vehicle designed for ride hailing use, as part of a new global partnership, the companies said on Thur...
Jun 25, 2020
Netanyahu says Israel, UAE to cooperate in fight against coronavirus
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates would cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus - a possible boost to Israeli eff...
Jun 25, 2020
Italian lawmaker carried out of parliament after yelling insults
ROME (Reuters) - A hot-headed Italian lawmaker was carried out of parliament by his arms and legs on Thursday after yelling abuse at fellow parliamentarians. Art critic and lower house deputy Vittorio...
Jun 25, 2020
Ivory Coast says Burkina Faso national led deadly attack against army
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's army said on Thursday it had identified a detained Burkina Faso national as the coordinator of a suspected jihadist attack that killed at least 13 soldiers this month...
Jun 25, 2020
Canada’s Trudeau rejects call to swap Huawei executive for detainees in China
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday rejected a call to swap an imprisoned Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] executive for two citizens held by Be...
Jun 25, 2020
