South Africa to roll out sweeping health reform in stages
PRETORIA (Reuters) – A proposed move to universal health coverage in South Africa will be rolled out in stages as the budget improves, a senior presidential aide told Reuters, forecasting…
Ebola appears contained in Goma, but flares in other parts of Congo: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola appears to be under control in the city of Goma in Congo but it has flared in other parts of the country, where aid workers are…
Democrat Buttigieg targets mental illness, addiction in new plan
(Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg aims to prevent one million deaths by 2028 from addiction and mental illness under a plan he released on Friday aimed at…
Measles-stricken New Zealand girl visited Disneyland, other California destinations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across Southern California earlier this month, possibly infecting others, local…
Congo has given over 200,000 people Merck Ebola vaccine: government
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congolese authorities and health workers vaccinated more than 200,000 people against Ebola in August, the government said on Sunday, using a Merck vaccine they hope will…
Fed’s Mester sees downside risk from escalating trade war
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Saturday she sees “big downside risk” from rising trade uncertainty, and will be watching how businesses and…
Fed’s commitment to act upstaged by Trump’s furor
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would “act as appropriate” to keep the U.S. economy healthy in a deteriorating global economy, but…
Trump heaps another 5% tariff on Chinese goods in latest tit-for-tat escalation
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lashed back at a new round of Chinese tariffs by heaping an additional 5% duty on some $550 billion in targeted…
E-cigarette firms probed over health concerns by U.S. House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four dominant e-cigarette manufacturers face a probe into the health impacts of their products, as the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee asked on Wednesday about the…
Alibaba and the $15 billion question: Amid Hong Kong’s protests, when to list?
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) on the timing of its planned $15 billion listing in the city,…