Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thermo Fisher launches 39 euros/share bid for Qiagen
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. life science tools company Thermo Fisher on Monday launched its agreed $11.5 billion takeover offer for Qiagen, calling on investors of the German genetic testing specialist...
May 18, 2020
Heavy Rain Prompts Flood Warning
by Jon DeMaster SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - Heavy rain Sunday and more rain today has prompted the National Weather Service to continue a Flood Warning overnight. A number...
May 18, 2020
Libyan forces aligned with Tripoli government claim key air base
CAIRO (Reuters) - Forces aligned with Libya's internationally recognised government said on Monday they had taken control of an air base south-west of Tripoli in what could be their most significant a...
May 18, 2020
Thai central bank seen cutting key rate to help economy in recession
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank is widely expected to cut its benchmark interest rate to a new low at its policy review on Wednesday to cushion the economy from the impa...
May 18, 2020
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng benchmark paves way to include Alibaba
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hang Seng Index made rule changes on Monday to allow it to incorporate Chinese internet giants Alibaba, Xiaomi and Meituan Dianping, a move set to shake up the composition of...
May 18, 2020
GSK’s long-acting injection beats Truvada in HIV prevention trial
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said an injection every other month of its cabotegravir drug was shown to avert an HIV infection more effectively than Gilead's daily Truvada pill, potenti...
May 18, 2020
Indonesia reports 496 new coronavirus infections, 43 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Monday 496 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 18,010, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto Yurianto also ...
May 18, 2020
‘A beautiful day’ in Italy, as shops and bars finally reopen
By Crispian Balmer and Giulio Piovaccari ROME (Reuters) - Italian shops, hairdressers and restaurants finally threw open their doors on Monday as the country sped up efforts to bounce back from the co...
May 18, 2020
China Jan-April fiscal revenues down 14.5% year-on-year: finance ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's fiscal revenues fell 14.5% on-year in the first four months of the year to 6.213 trillion yuan ($872.76 billion), the country's finance ministry said on Monday. Fiscal expe...
May 18, 2020
Vatican, Italy start return to religious normal as public Masses resume
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter's Basilica on Monday and Catholic churches held public Masses for the first time in two months in t...
May 18, 2020
