(Fixes typo in signoff) By Nicolas Delame and Makini Brice PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests after a 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during a…
By Ammu Kannampilly, Edwin Okoth and Clement Bonnerot NAIROBI/DAKAR, Oct 7 (Reuters) – By the time Kenya’s first Ebola patient was whisked to a hospital by relatives straight after landing at Nairobi airport, he was already exhibiting some classic symptoms – fever, chills, muscle pain…
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Oct 7 (Reuters) – More than 200,000 people have been displaced from their homes since fighting in Yemen began in recent weeks, according to data released on Wednesday by the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration. IOM described the crisis sparked…
By Christoph Steitz and Anousha Sakoui FRANKFURT/LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Apollo Global Management has submitted a non-binding offer for German state-owned energy firm Uniper, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, joining the auction for one of Germany’s biggest utilities. Potential suitors…
Oct 7 (Reuters) – Life sciences company Danaher said on Wednesday it plans to launch its first AI-powered autonomous research lab early next year to make drug discovery and development faster and more efficient. Here are more details: • The lab, projected to operate at…
(Refiles to fix dateline) By Alexander Marrow and Anuja Bharat Mistry Oct 7 (Reuters) – PepsiCo is running out of time to deliver on the growth and margin targets it set out after activist investor Elliott Investment Management took a roughly $4 billion stake a…
By Nancy Lapid Oct 7 (Reuters) – With all the dire predictions about AI’s potential to wipe out humanity, today we highlight two studies that use the technology for potential medical advances. We also report on a discovery at the cellular level that explains how…
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Timour Azhari ANKARA/RIYADH, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Turkey is sending mainly defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia to help it fight Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, two officials said on Wednesday, after the NATO member and Pakistan pledged to act on the…
By Ann Saphir Oct 7 (Reuters) – The interest rate on the most common US home loan jumped last week to its highest in almost three years, worsening affordability for buyers four weeks before elections that will decide if President Donald Trump’s Republicans keep control of…
Oct 7 (Reuters) – United Parcel Service on Wednesday said it is hiring 100,000 seasonal employees across hundreds of US locations as it prepares for this year’s holiday shipping season. Here are some details: • The holiday season is the busiest period for parcel delivery…
