Category Archives: Syndicated
TV adaptation of ‘Normal People’ more than another young love story
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sally Rooney's novel "Normal People" might seem like just another young adult love story, but the makers of a television adaptation hope it will have the same ...
Apr 28, 2020
Escaped Ebola patient hiding in Congo militia-held area: officials
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - An Ebola patient who escaped from a treatment centre in eastern Congo earlier this month has been hiding in an area controlled by local militia groups, l...
Apr 28, 2020
Ignorance, fear, whispers: North Korean defectors say contacts in the dark about Kim
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Defectors from North Korea say many of their relatives and contacts were unaware of the international speculation over leader Kim Jong Un's health or wer...
Apr 28, 2020
Children in South Asia at risk as coronavirus disrupts immunization drive: UNICEF
By Charlotte Greenfield and Jibran Ahmad ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR (Reuters) - Disruptions to immunization programmes across South Asia due to the coronavirus pandemic are upending attempts to vaccinate mill...
Apr 28, 2020
Oracle wins cloud computing deal with Zoom as video calls surge
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it has started using Oracle Corp's cloud computing service to help handle the surge in online video call volumes brought on ...
Apr 28, 2020
Singapore says its COVID-19 cases may be higher than official tallies
By John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Tuesday that the number of migrant workers infected with coronavirus in the city-state may be higher than official tallies...
Apr 28, 2020
Husband of Norwegian woman thought abducted is arrested for her murder: police
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - The millionaire husband of a Norwegian woman thought to have been abducted and held for cryptocurrency ransom in 2018 was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of killing...
Apr 28, 2020
EU sets out ‘quick fixes’ to boost bank lending during pandemic
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks should rein in bonuses to boost their capacity to help businesses and households hit by the coronavirus crisis, the European Union's executive said on Tuesday. Th...
Apr 28, 2020
World Athletics creates $500,000 pandemic fund to support athletes
(Reuters) - World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) have come together to launch a $500,000 fund to help athletes in financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the globa...
Apr 28, 2020
Germany plans to examine non-EU purchases of stakes in its healthcare firms
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is preparing a change to its foreign trade regulations that would require the government to be informed of purchases by countries outside the European Union of stakes in key...
Apr 28, 2020
