Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Under pressure, Spanish family doctors battle the coronavirus
By Elena Rodriguez and Raul Cadenas MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's family doctors are feeling the strain as they increasingly take the place of emergency and intensive-care colleagues on the front lines o...
Jul 31, 2020
Merck plans large trials of antiviral COVID-19 drug in September
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co said on Friday it plans to start two large pivotal trials in September on the experimental oral antiviral COVID-19 drug it is developing with privately held R...
Jul 31, 2020
Two Citgo executives detained in Venezuela moved to house arrest, U.S. diplomat says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Two of the six former Citgo Petroleum Corp executives detained in Venezuela were moved to house arrest, veteran U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson said late on Thursday, weeks after he ...
Jul 31, 2020
Some Polish regions could face more coronavirus restrictions: government
WARSAW (Reuters) - Additional coronavirus restrictions could be imposed for regions in Poland with the largest spikes in cases, but no formal decision has yet been made and the restrictions are unlike...
Jul 31, 2020
Dominion takes $2.8 billion charge to exit Atlantic Coast natgas pipe
(Reuters) - U.S. energy company Dominion Energy Inc said Friday it took a $2.8 billion charge in the second quarter related to the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Vir...
Jul 31, 2020
EU okays with conditions Alstom’s buy of Bombardier’s rail business
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators approved on Friday Alstom's bid for Bombardier Inc's rail business after the French TGV high-speed train maker agreed to sell assets to address competition...
Jul 31, 2020
Take Five: It’s August, what could go wrong?
LONDON (Reuters) - 1/LIRA LOW August can be a tricky time for markets. It was the month Russia defaulted (1998), China devalued the yuan (2015) and BNP Paribas kicked off subprime meltdown by freezing...
Jul 31, 2020
Teenagers sentenced to 42 years in jail for killing British policeman
LONDON (Reuters) - Three British teenagers were sentenced to a combined 42 years in jail by a judge on Friday for killing a policeman who was dragged behind a car for more than a mile, in a case that ...
Jul 31, 2020
Apple loyalists prove physical stores not needed to drive iPhone sales: J.P. Morgan
(Reuters) - Apple customer loyalty and response to the COVID-19 pandemic have proven brick-and-mortar stores are not essential to drive sales of its products, J.P.Morgan said on Friday, as the iPhone ...
Jul 31, 2020
Canada GDP rises 4.5% in May on COVID-19 reopenings
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy expanded by 4.5% in May as businesses across the country began reopening from coronavirus shutdowns, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The goods-producing secto...
Jul 31, 2020
