Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rappi delivery workers in Colombia’s Bogota strike over conditions
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Close to 1,000 delivery workers for SoftBank-backed Colombian mobile application Rappi went on strike in the capital Bogota on Saturday to protest what they called...
Aug 15, 2020
Kim Si-woo sinks hole in one to take sole lead in North Carolina
(Reuters) - South Korea's Kim Si-woo claimed sole ownership of the lead at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday, with a hole in one on three highlighting a superb eight-...
Aug 15, 2020
Public Health England to be scrapped and replaced by new body – Telegraph
(Reuters) - Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce that Public Health England (PHE) will be scrapped and replaced by a new body specifically designed to protect England against a pandem...
Aug 15, 2020
UAE, Israeli companies sign ‘strategic commercial agreement’ on coronavirus R&D
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Emirati APEX National Investment company signed a "strategic commercial agreement" with Israel's Tera Group to cooperate on research and development related to COVID-19, includin...
Aug 15, 2020
Tropical storm Kyle forecast to become post-tropical soon
(Reuters) - Tropical storm Kyle is expected to weaken and become post-tropical soon in the North Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. Kyle was located about 715 miles (1,150 ...
Aug 15, 2020
Protesters slam U.S. postmaster outside his home amid mail-in worries
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small group of demonstrators held a noisy protest outside the Washington condo of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy amid growing concerns that he is gutting the...
Aug 15, 2020
France asks Afghans not to free Taliban convicted of killing French citizens
PARIS (Reuters) - France has asked the Afghan government not to include Taliban fighters convicted of killing French citizens in a prisoner release deal, the foreign ministry said on Saturday. The Afg...
Aug 15, 2020
Mexico needs 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses; shots could start in April
By Anthony Esposito and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will need up to 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses, according to a senior government official, and inoculation of its 120 mill...
Aug 15, 2020
Yale’s COVID-19 saliva test used in NBA gets FDA OK for emergencies
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday granted emergency use authorization to Yale School of Public Health's saliva test to detect COVID-19, after a trial on National Basketball...
Aug 15, 2020
Pelicans fire Gentry after missing playoffs
The New Orleans Pelicans fired head coach Alvin Gentry on Saturday after a disappointing end to the season. In their eight games in the NBA bubble near Orlando, the Pelicans were 2-6 and finished in 1...
Aug 15, 2020
