Category Archives: Syndicated
Mali’s state television ORTM goes off-air after protesters occupy building
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's state television ORTM has gone off-air on Friday after hundreds of protesters demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita occupied the building, according t...
Jul 10, 2020
Colombian capital to renew lockdowns by neighborhood as cases rise
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian capital Bogota will initiate strict, rolling two-week quarantines in certain neighborhoods starting Monday to curb the spread of coronavirus as cases ris...
Jul 10, 2020
Protesters rally in Mali after rejecting president’s concessions
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Protesters staged another large demonstration in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday after a coalition opposed to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita rejected concessions aimed at resolvin...
Jul 10, 2020
Amazon.com demands TikTok app be removed from employee devices over ‘security risks’: memo
By Echo Wang and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has requested employees remove the TikTok video sharing app from their mobile devices by July 10 over "security risks," according to a memo to em...
Jul 10, 2020
Skin whitening creams remain online despite mercury findings
By Martinne Geller LONDON (Reuters) - Skin-whitening creams identified as containing potentially dangerous levels of mercury continue to be sold online more than seven months after a watchdog group ra...
Jul 10, 2020
Pediatricians, unions push back against pressure to reopen U.S. schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Academy of Pediatrics, two national teachers' unions and a group representing school superintendents pushed back on Friday against pressure from the Trump administr...
Jul 10, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell denies charges she aided Jeffrey Epstein, says she deserves bail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, on Friday forcefully denied charges she lured underage girls so he could sex...
Jul 10, 2020
Spain’s home prices fall year-on-year for first time since 2017
MADRID (Reuters) - Prices of existing Spanish properties fell for the first time since 2017, two of the country's largest real estate portals said on Friday. Homes excluding new-builds cost 1.9% less ...
Jul 10, 2020
WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 228,000
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by 228,102 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United Sta...
Jul 10, 2020
White House’s Birx urges mask use where COVID-19 rates are rising
(Reuters) - White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator Deborah Birx urged the use of masks among people living in counties and metro areas where more than 5 percent of COVID-19 tests are positive,...
Jul 10, 2020
