Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gilead’s next step on coronavirus: inhaled remdesivir, other easier-to-use versions
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc is developing easier-to-administer versions of its antiviral treatment remdesivir for COVID-19 that could be used outside of hospitals, including ones ...
Jun 02, 2020
Bristol Myers’ treatment succeeds in late-stage bowel disease study
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb Co said on Tuesday its treatment Zeposia, which it gained through its $74 billion buyout of Celgene last year, met the main goals of a late-stage study ...
Jun 02, 2020
Stock futures hit three-month high on prospects of economic recovery
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures hit a three-month high on Tuesday as hopes of a rebound from a coronavirus-led economic slump prevailed over fears of disruption from widespread prot...
Jun 02, 2020
Compromise on fisheries with EU a possibility, says UK industry chief
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union might be able to reach a compromise on fisheries by settling on the bloc being handed access to UK waters in exchange for higher quotas for the United...
Jun 02, 2020
High risk of widespread wildfires across Europe this year, EU says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union expects dry weather to cause unusually widespread wildfires in Europe over the coming months, including in the central and northern regions that tend to be less...
Jun 02, 2020
COVID cases rising in Russia, Eastern Europe, waning in Western Europe: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - New cases of COVID-19 reported daily are steadily declining in Western Europe, but not in hotspots in Russia and Eastern Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday....
Jun 02, 2020
Eight U.S. states cast ballots on biggest voting day since coronavirus pandemic
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight states and the District of Columbia hold primary elections on Tuesday, the biggest test yet of officials' readiness to manage a surge of mail ballots an...
Jun 02, 2020
As racial tensions turn violent, a careful balancing act for Biden
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Joseph Ax WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The demonstrations convulsing U.S. cities have forced Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to strike a careful balance between val...
Jun 02, 2020
EU to rule on AMS’s 4.6 billion euro bid for Osram by July 6
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will decide by July 6 whether to clear Austrian sensor maker AMS's 4.6 billion euro ($5.14 billion) bid for German lighting group Osram after a preliminary...
Jun 02, 2020
Floyd family autopsy could help accused policeman’s defense, legal experts say
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - An independent autopsy that found George Floyd died solely from asphyxiation could actually bolster the defense of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing hi...
Jun 02, 2020
