Category Archives: Syndicated
Bulgaria to lift travel ban on Australian convicted of murder
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will move to lift a ban that prevents an Australian man convicted of murder in 2009 and released on parole from leaving the country, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. Th...
May 29, 2020
Brazil’s economy shrinks 1.5% in first quarter as coronavirus hits
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy contracted by 1.5% in the first quarter of the year, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, as the coronavirus outbreak in March triggered the steepest...
May 29, 2020
Drought adds to Belgian farmers’ coronavirus misery
By Bart Biesemans and Clement Rossignol BRUSSELS (Reuters) - As coronavirus lockdowns disrupt food supply chains and shuttered restaurants curb demand for some of their produce, Belgium's farmers are ...
May 29, 2020
Spain government to mull state of emergency extension with parties
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government will discuss with various political parties whether to seek another extension to a state of emergency over the coronavirus beyond June 7, government spokeswom...
May 29, 2020
AstraZeneca, Daiichi niche drug shows promise beyond breast cancer
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu helped patients with three different types of cancer live longer in trials, pointing to potential broader use of the breast cancer treatment. Posit...
May 29, 2020
A ‘suspected explosion’ at hydropower station in China’s Yunnan province kills 6
BEIJING (Reuters) - A "suspected explosion" at a hydropower station in China's Yunnan province has killed six people and injured five others, the Yunnan government said on Friday. The suspected blast ...
May 29, 2020
South Africans quench thirst with moonshine during lockdown ban
By Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A craze for homebrewing has swept across South Africa since the government banned the sale of alcohol to help hospitals and keep order during the coronaviru...
May 29, 2020
China’s central bank to step up evaluation of financial risks amid coronavirus
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Friday that it would step up evaluation of financial risks as the coronavirus has brought challenges to the economy and the country's financial develop...
May 29, 2020
Greece to open to tourists from 29 countries from June 15
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said on Friday it will open to visitors from 29 countries from June 15, days before its peak tourism season begins. The countries are: Germany, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Cypr...
May 29, 2020
Motor racing: Renault staying in Formula One – interim CEO
PARIS (Reuters) - Renault will stay in Formula One, interim Chief Executive Coltilde Delbos said on Friday after announcing the carmaker's restructuring measures including plans to cut 15,000 jobs wor...
May 29, 2020
