Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Monkeys infected with COVID-19 develop immunity in studies, a positive sign for vaccines
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two studies in monkeys published on Wednesday offer some of the first scientific evidence that surviving COVID-19 may result in immunity from reinfection, a po...
May 20, 2020
U.S. regulator changes penalty guidelines as it pursues more sophisticated misconduct
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. derivatives regulator is updating how it assesses penalties for the first time in decades as it pursues more sophisticated forms of misconduct, includ...
May 20, 2020
Climate change turning Antarctica’s snow green
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Antarctica conjures images of an unbroken white wilderness but blooms of algae are giving parts of the frozen continent an increasingly green tinge. Warming tempera...
May 20, 2020
In Syria’s war-torn Idlib, travelling barbers bring children relief
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) - At a soccer stadium in Syria's Idlib re-purposed to shelter people displaced by war, children are being offered a service highly sought after since the coronavirus pandemic se...
May 20, 2020
Brazil clears way for use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Ministry on Wednesday issued new guidelines clearing the way for the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat patients with COVID-19, days after a second health ministe...
May 20, 2020
Israeli court tells Netanyahu he must appear at start of trial
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli court rejected on Wednesday a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be absent from the opening of his corruption trial next week, saying he must abide by the...
May 20, 2020
Motor racing: Hockenheim ready to step in if Silverstone fails
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Hockenheim is ready to step in if British quarantine restrictions prevent Silverstone from hosting a Formula One race during the COVID-19 pandemic, the German circui...
May 20, 2020
Nigerian medical union orders strike over alleged police harassment
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's largest medical union, the Nigerian medical association (NMA), on Wednesday ordered its members in the commercial capital Lagos to launch an indefinite strike over alleged ...
May 20, 2020
OPEC chief says oil market responding well to record OPEC+ cut
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC is encouraged by a rally in oil prices and strong adherence to its latest output cut, its secretary general said, although sources say the group has not ruled ou...
May 20, 2020
Northern Trust shutting fund in latest prime money market stress
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Northern Trust Corp said it will liquidate a $1.8 billion prime money market fund, one of a number to come under stress this year as investors withdraw cash. In filin...
May 20, 2020
