Category Archives: Syndicated
Food poisoning hits some 3,500 in Japan’s Yashio city schools
TOKYO (Reuters) - Almost 3,500 teachers and students at more than a dozen public schools in Japan's Yashio city have become sick with diarrhoea and stomach pains in a mass food poisoning outbreak. Sai...
Jul 02, 2020
Oman boosts hospital capacity as coronavirus cases surge
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman's health minister said on Thursday that the sultanate had witnessed a "scary" surge in COVID-19 cases that required boosting hospital capacity, especially for intensive care uni...
Jul 02, 2020
Canada exports jump in May, imports down amid supply challenges
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's exports rose in May, bouncing back from historic declines in April, as auto industry production resumed and on higher crude prices, though imports fell on supply challenges...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. Treasury agrees on loan terms with American, four other airlines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said Thursday it has agreed on terms for government loans with five U.S. carriers, including American Airlines Group Inc . The Treasury said it had signed lett...
Jul 02, 2020
Ryanair resumes flights from Greece after four-month grounding
ATHENS (Reuters) - Low cost carrier Ryanair resumed flights from Athens after a near four-month grounding due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, it said on Thursday. A flight from Athens to Rome's Ciamp...
Jul 02, 2020
Wimbledon says thanks to NHS with strawberries
LONDON (Reuters) - Strawberries that would have been chomped on by tennis fans during the Wimbledon fortnight are being sent to London's NHS and frontline staff as a mark of thanks for their efforts d...
Jul 02, 2020
Fire at South African refinery kills two, says emergency services
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Two people were killed in an explosion at Astron Energy's 100,000 barrel per day refinery in Cape Town early on Thursday, emergency officials confirmed. The West...
Jul 02, 2020
Africa lost almost $55 billion in travel and tourism due to pandemic, African Union says
DAKAR (Reuters) - Africa countries have lost almost $55 billion in travel and tourism revenues in three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African Union commissioner for infrastructure and en...
Jul 02, 2020
UK police arrest ‘iconic’ criminals in biggest ever operation after encryption breakthrough
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they had carried out their biggest operation ever, arresting "iconic" figures and smashing thousands of conspiracies including murd...
Jul 02, 2020
Cheers and fears as England’s pubs prepare for ‘Super Saturday’ reopening
By Paul Sandle and Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) - The landlord of the Chandos Arms in Colindale, north London, is looking forward to Saturday - when England's pubs will reopen after more than three...
Jul 02, 2020
