Irish tourism boss quits after taking a vacation in Italy - Reuters
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The chairman of Ireland’s tourism authority, former Ryanair Chief Operating Officer Michael Cawley, resigned on Saturday after going on holiday to Italy, contrary to government advice to avoid non-essential travel abroad.
Cawley, a Ryanair director who also served as finance chief and deputy CEO at the airline,
Nearly half of Brazilians say Bolsonaro not to blame for coronavirus death toll, poll says - Reuters
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Almost half of Brazilians think President Jair Bolsonaro bears “no responsibility at all” for the country’s more than 100,000 dead from the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s second highest death toll, according to a new Datafolha poll.
The poll was published on Saturday in
Bad weather wipes out third day in second test - Reuters UK
SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - Bad weather continued to dog the second test between England and Pakistan on Saturday as a combination of bad light and drizzle wiped out the whole of the third
German health minister warns against 'party holidays' - Reuters
BERLIN/PALMA DE MALLORCA (Reuters) - Germany’s health minister on Saturday criticised “party holidays” and defended a decision to declare nearly all of Spain, including the tourist island of Mallorca, a coronavirus risk region following a spike in cases there.
“I know how much the
'Fortnite' app removal threatens social lifeline for young gamers - Reuters
NEW YORK/BENGALURU (Reuters) - A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker’s schoolwork on Friday morning as he and kids all over the world woke up to the news that their favorite game, Fortnite, had been taken down from Apple’s Store and Google Play store.
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Pope calls for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Nile dam - Reuters India
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Saturday, urging them not to let a dispute over a dam on the Nile lead to conflict.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is being built some 15 km (9 miles) from Ethiopia’s border with Sudan, has become
Bayern's quiet overhaul complete as Germans eye European crown - Reuters UK
LISBON (Reuters) - A year ago Bayern Munich had narrowly emerged as champions in one of the tightest Bundesliga title races, and ended up overhauling their ageing squad as veterans Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and Rafinha left.
Roche gets U.S. approval for Enspryng, takes on Alexion's Soliris - Reuters
ZURICH (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday approved Roche’s Enspryng for the central nervous system disorder neuromyelitis optica, putting the Swiss drugmaker head-to-head with Alexion’s Soliris in a costly treatment area.
Enspryng, also known by its generic name satralizumab, is already approved in Japan and comes as a
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed - Reuters
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that international aid pledged following a massive explosion in Beirut last week that killed 178 people and made 300,000 homeless should go where it is needed.
In an interview with French news channel BFM TV, Aoun said all hypotheses remained open in the investigation into the blast at the port of Beirut that wrecked huge swathes of the capital.
“I have asked that aid sent by foreign countries be given exactly where it is needed,
Denmark to make face masks compulsory on public transport - Reuters
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Wearing face masks on public transport will be compulsory in Denmark from Aug. 22 following a spike in numbers of new coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Saturday.
In mid-April, Denmark became one the first European countries to ease its coronavirus lockdown as the epidemic appeared to be contained, but the