Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK economy will take time to return to normal after lockdown: Sunak
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday it would take time for the economy to get back to normal even when the government's coronavirus shutdown is lifted. "It is not o...
May 19, 2020
Afghan doctors protest over unpaid salaries amid coronavirus outbreak
By Storay Karimi HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 200 doctors and medical staff took part in protests in the western Afghan city of Herat on Tuesday, saying they had not been paid for three mo...
May 19, 2020
Citigroup launches new ESG investment banking group
By Imani Moise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Tuesday that is launching a new business unit within its corporate and investment bank dedicated to environmental sustainability to strengthen...
May 19, 2020
Europe risks being left behind China, U.S. by coronavirus: Siemens CEO
ZURICH (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic could damage European competitiveness by accelerating the economic dominance of the United States and China, Siemens Chief Executive Joe Kaeser warned. The ...
May 19, 2020
‘Meters apart’: Argentina edges towards deal with creditors, but work remains
By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government and its creditors are edging toward a deal to revamp $65 billion in foreign debt but still have a distance to close between an initial...
May 19, 2020
WHO will continue to lead global fight against pandemic, Tedros vows
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization will continue to lead the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic which "threatens to tear at the fabric of international cooperation", its chief...
May 19, 2020
Covis initiates U.S. asthma inhaler study for COVID-19
ZURICH (Reuters) - Unlisted Covis Pharma B.V. started a late-stage U.S. randomized trial of its asthma drug Alvesco in non-hospitalized patients with symptomatic COVID-19, hoping the inhaled drug trea...
May 19, 2020
IMF’s Georgieva eyes stress testing of non-banking financial institutions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stress testing of major banks begun after the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 paid off "big time", but attention should turn now to more supervision of non-banking financia...
May 19, 2020
AT&T closes its payTV service in Venezuela amid U.S. sanctions
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Tuesday it has closed its DirecTV Latin America operations in Venezuela amid sanctions by the United States on the country. The sanctions prohibited it from broadcasting c...
May 19, 2020
Cook and deliver: Dubai restaurants turn creative in cut-throat market
DUBAI (Reuters) - Running a restaurant in Dubai, where a discerning international clientele has more than twice as many dining options per head as in New York, was a cut-throat business even before th...
May 19, 2020
