Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tokyo confirms five new coronavirus infections: TV Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo confirmed five new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the fourth straight day that the Japanese capital has seen fewer than 10 new cases, Asahi television said. (Reporting by...
May 20, 2020
Data firm Experian sees first-quarter revenue hit from COVID-19 crisis
(Reuters) - Experian Plc, the world's biggest credit data company, said on Wednesday it expects first-quarter organic revenue to decline by 5% to 10% if coronavirus-related restrictions continue to im...
May 20, 2020
Britain’s Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs amid air travel slump
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Rolls-Royce said it would cut at least 9,000 jobs from its global staff of 52,000 to adapt to the much smaller aviation market that will emerge from the coronavirus pandem...
May 20, 2020
AstraZeneca-Merck’s Lynparza gets U.S. FDA nod for prostate cancer treatment
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc's Lynparza as a treatment for a form of prostate cancer, the companies said in a joint statement on Wednes...
May 20, 2020
UK inflation drops to lowest since 2016 as coronavirus hits
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's inflation rate sank in April to its lowest since August 2016 as the coronavirus pandemic pushed down global oil prices and clothing retailers cut prices,...
May 20, 2020
Spike in some Hong Kong flat sales raises fraud suspicions
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - A jump in the number of Hong Kong flats selling for exactly HK$10 million ($1.3 million) in recent months has raised suspicions about potential fraud, following a re...
May 20, 2020
HitecVision renegotiates purchase of Total’s North Sea assets, seeks more
LONDON (Reuters) - Private-equity group HitecVision's NEO business has renegotiated its deal to buy British North Sea oilfields from Total , with Omani partner Petrogas dropping out and the French sel...
May 20, 2020
On this day: Born May 21, 1982: Ma’a Nonu, New Zealand rugby player
By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Nine seconds of supreme balance and explosive power in the 2015 World Cup final underscores exactly why Ma'a Nonu is counted among the greats of New Zealand r...
May 20, 2020
Angola’s oil exploration evaporates as COVID-19 overshadows historic reforms
By Noah Browning, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Libby George LONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has done in a handful of months what even a 27-year civil war did not: it has brought oil drillin...
May 20, 2020
Fury ‘mentally happy’ to be in ring, eyes Klitschko-like reign
(Reuters) - Tyson Fury said he is no longer boxing for fame, money or titles but that stepping into the ring keeps him "mentally happy" as he targets a long reign as the world heavyweight champion. Fu...
May 20, 2020
