Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Colombia coronavirus cases pass 700,000, deaths nearing 23,000
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Colombia, which ended more than five months of lockdown at the start of the month, surpassed 700,000 on Friday as deaths from the virus climbed toward 23,000. T...
Sep 11, 2020
Rockets forward House ejected from NBA ‘bubble’ for unauthorized guest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) removed Houston Rockets forward Danuel House from its Orlando, Florida, campus for violating health and safety protocols after he brought...
Sep 11, 2020
North Korea’s Kim inspects reconstruction in flood-hit area – state media KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected reconstruction work in a flood-hit area, state media KCNA reported on Saturday, following a series of typhoons and the wettest monsoon that ...
Sep 11, 2020
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ about Hong Kong activists held in China -Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States is deeply concerned about 12 Hong Kong democracy activists being held in China's Guangdong province, saying they ...
Sep 11, 2020
Scientists confounded by new findings on universe’s mysterious dark matter
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dark matter, mysterious invisible stuff that makes up most of the mass of galaxies including our own Milky Way, is confounding scientists again, with new observat...
Sep 11, 2020
U.S. House panel subpoenas acting Homeland Security chief Wolf for next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional committee on Friday issued a subpoena compelling Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to testify on Sept. 17, after Wolf canceled a planned appearance, s...
Sep 11, 2020
DCGI orders suspension of Serum’s India trials of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine: ANI
(Reuters) - India's drug regulator has asked Serum Institute of India to suspend recruitment in its clinical trials of AstraZeneca Plc's potential COVID-19 vaccine in the country until further orders,...
Sep 11, 2020
Merck starts recruitment for COVID-19 vaccine human trial
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc has begun recruiting participants to its early-stage COVID-19 vaccine study, according to the government database clinicaltrials.gov. The study is based in Be...
Sep 11, 2020
Brazil coronavirus deaths rise above 130,000
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 874 novel coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 43,718 additional cases, the nation's health ministry said on Friday. The country has now registere...
Sep 11, 2020
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says she’s ‘optimistic’ about passing coronavirus relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said she was "optimistic" about Congress passing coronavirus relief legislation before the Nov. 3 presidential election. "I'm optimisti...
Sep 11, 2020
