Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Belarus detains 32 foreign mercenaries near Minsk: Belta
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian law enforcement detained 32 foreign mercenaries from a private military group near Minsk overnight, the Belta news agency reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Andrei Makho...
Jul 29, 2020
Takeda-led COVID-19 plasma treatment unlikely to meet July goal of trial start
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - A group led by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co have completed test supplies of a blood plasma treatment for COVID-19, but pending regulator approval will likely prevent clini...
Jul 29, 2020
BoE’s Haldane sees mixed signals from regional visit
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane said he saw mixed signals about the economy after a series of online meetings with businesses and community groups in northeast England....
Jul 29, 2020
TUI UK cancels holidays to Balearics and Canary Islands until August 4
LONDON (Reuters) - TUI UK on Wednesday said it had cancelled holidays to the Balearics and Canary Islands until August 4 after Britain advised against all non-essential travel to the islands due to it...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. Open can’t be a national championships says Mouratoglou
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Patrick Mouratoglou, the long-time coach of Serena Williams, feels the U.S. Open must not turn into a national championships for the United States and says organisers ne...
Jul 29, 2020
China banks, regulators move to cool gold rush
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese regulators and major banks are rushing to curb precious metal trading by domestic investors to temper speculation that some fear could cause a repeat of this year's oil tr...
Jul 29, 2020
UK’s Recovery trial to continue testing Roche drug for COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - A major UK trial looking at whether some existing drugs may be used to treat COVID-19 is to continue testing Roche's arthritis drug Actemra, also known as tocilizumab, despite separ...
Jul 29, 2020
Kenyan police arrest fugitive charged in U.S. with ivory, rhino horn trafficking
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police arrested a fugitive wanted in the United States on charges of trafficking ivory and rhino horn after he flew into Mombasa, authorities said on Wednesday. Abubakar Man...
Jul 29, 2020
Troubled Hin Leong’s owners try to block OCBC from picking at shipping units
By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The family that owns beleaguered Singaporean oil trader Hin Leong Trading (HLT) is seeking to block creditor OCBC's request to appoint overseers for the famil...
Jul 29, 2020
From scandal to accusations of disloyalty, South Korea’s new point men on North have dramatic past
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in's new point men on North Korea face a daunting challenge: they must engineer a breakthrough in strained ties amid public scrutiny o...
Jul 29, 2020
