Uganda returns Congolese police officers who fled violence
(Reuters) - Uganda handed over the almost 100 Congolese police officers who had fled across the border to Kanungu district in southwestern Uganda to escape fighting between M23 rebels and Congo's military, a Ugandan military spokesperson said Frida...
Aug 16, 2024
South American lungfish has largest genome of any animal
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The South American lungfish is an extraordinary creature - in some sense, a living fossil. Inhabiting slow-moving and stagnant waters in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana and Paraguay,...
Aug 16, 2024
German infection expert: mpox vaccine's best use is in Africa right now
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German infection expert on Friday called for existing mpox vaccine supplies to be shipped to Africa, where they would have the greatest potential to tackle the disease, even after a case of a new, worrying form of the virus ...
Aug 16, 2024
Bankrupt Steward Health Care sells physician network as Massachusetts hospital seized
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankrupt hospital operator Steward Health Care received a bankruptcy judge's approval on Friday to sell its nationwide physician network to a private equity buyer while its stalled efforts to sell Massachuset...
Aug 16, 2024
Palestinian health ministry detects first case of polio in Gaza, statement says
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement on Friday that it has detected the first confirmed case of polio in the Gaza strip in the city of Deir Al-Balah for a 10-month-old baby who had not received any polio vaccination...
Aug 16, 2024
Cycling-Kerbaol solos to stage six win of Tour de France Femmes
(Reuters) - Cedrine Kerbaol became the first-ever home stage winner of the Tour de France Femmes after a late attack on the hilly sixth stage from Remiremont to Mortgeau on Friday. Kerbaol (Ceratizit-WNT) broke clear on the descent of the day's fin...
Aug 16, 2024
Brazil's economy shows strength in Q2 as June activity overshoots forecasts
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The Brazilian economy closed the second quarter showing resilience after much stronger-than-expected activity data in June, central bank figures showed on Friday, reinforcing forecasts of a solid year for Latin America's No.1 econom...
Aug 16, 2024
US single-family housing starts tumble in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding fell sharply in July as higher mortgage rates and house prices kept prospective buyers on the sidelines, suggesting that the housing market remained depressed at the start of the third quarter....
Aug 16, 2024
Poland overtakes China as sales market for German products
By Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) - German exporters sold more goods to Poland than to China in the first half of the year, an analysis showed on Friday, marking the success of a diversification drive by major German companies as they look to reduce ...
Aug 16, 2024
US equity funds see biggest weekly outflow in two months
(Reuters) - U.S. investors cut their equity fund holdings and boosted safer positions in the seven days to Aug. 14 amid persistent concerns over an economic slowdown and recent market volatility. Investors withdrew a net $8.92 billion from U.S. equ...
Aug 16, 2024