Category Archives: Syndicated
Libya’s Sharara oilfield declares force majeure after brief shutdown
CAIRO (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure on exports from its Sharara oilfield on Tuesday, as an armed group repeatedly halted production just days after output h...
Jun 09, 2020
Morocco to ease coronavirus lockdown measures
RABAT (Reuters) - The Moroccan government said on Tuesday it will start easing restrictive measures imposed to curb coronavirus infections but delay a full lifting of the state of emergency until July...
Jun 09, 2020
WHO recommends Pakistan reimpose intermittent lockdowns as COVID-19 cases rise sharply
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has recommended Pakistani authorities reimpose "intermittent lockdowns" of targeted areas to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, stati...
Jun 09, 2020
D.C. National Guard responding to protests test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Washington D.C. National Guard troops have tested positive for the coronavirus after being deployed to the city to respond to protests over the death of an African-American...
Jun 09, 2020
Russia, China build case at U.N. to protect Iran from U.S. sanctions threat
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington's claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Sec...
Jun 09, 2020
Merck’s bladder cancer late-stage study fails to meet main goals
(Reuters) - Merck & Co said on Tuesday a late-stage study assessing its cancer drug Keytruda as a first-line treatment for bladder cancer failed to meet the main goals. The trial, which was testing Ke...
Jun 09, 2020
Republican ‘law and order’ appeal prompts U.S. #IAmASuburbanMom backlash
By Michael Martina (Reuters) - When a senior Republican state lawmaker demanded that Minnesota's Democratic governor apologize to "moms out in the suburbs scared to death" about protests over racism a...
Jun 09, 2020
EU calls on conflict parties in Libya to agree on ceasefire, withdraw foreign forces
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat has urged all conflict parties in Libya to immediately stop all military operations and engage constructively in peace negotiations. In a joint sta...
Jun 09, 2020
U.S. Fed to publish annual bank ‘stress test’ results on June 25
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it will publish the results of its annual bank health exams, known as "stress tests," on June 25 at 4:30 p.m. EDT. The results this year...
Jun 09, 2020
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks on Blue Nile dam
KHARTOUM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on Tuesday resumed talks on the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam after the failure of a U.S-led mediation effort earlier this year, a Sudanese offici...
Jun 09, 2020
