Author Archives: Syndicated Content
GM CFO sees ‘positive signs’ in U.S. retail sales in early May
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co's chief financial officer said on Friday that vehicle sales for the No. 1 U.S. automaker and the U.S. auto sector were trending in a positive direction as the sec...
May 15, 2020
Namibian president cuts ministers’ perks in coronavirus fight
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibian president Hage Geingob announced cost-cutting measures on Friday to save up to 200 million Namibian dollars ($10.80 million) as the country battles with the impact of the...
May 15, 2020
‘Lot of work to do’ as EU seeks deal on COVID recovery fund: senior official
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - There is no agreement yet between European Union countries on how much of the bloc's proposed new coronavirus recovery fund should be handed out as grants to membe...
May 15, 2020
Clovis Oncology’s Rubraca gets FDA approval for prostate cancer
(Reuters) - Clovis Oncology Inc said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its drug Rubraca for the treatment of adult patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, whose ...
May 15, 2020
‘Star Trek, not Star Wars:’ NASA releases basic principles for moon exploration pact
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA on Friday set the stage for a global debate over the basic principles governing how humans will live and work on the moon, as it released the main tenets o...
May 15, 2020
Daimler to idle Alabama Mercedes assembly plant because of parts shortage
(Reuters) - Daimler AG said on Friday it will idle its Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle assembly plant in Alabama next week because of a parts shortage. The German automaker, which resumed producti...
May 15, 2020
Drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan continuing: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is continuing its drawdown of troops from Afghanistan and is expected to meet a timeline that had been agreed upon with the Taliban earlier this year, the Pent...
May 15, 2020
Exclusive: India watchdog reviewing antitrust allegations against Facebook’s WhatsApp – sources
By Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's antitrust watchdog is looking into allegations that Facebook's WhatsApp is abusing its dominant position by offering payment services to it...
May 15, 2020
Georgian president pardons two opposition politicians
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Friday pardoned two opposition politicians, a former mayor of the capital and an ex-defence minister, in a move to reduce political tensio...
May 15, 2020
France reports more coronavirus deaths, raising total to 27,529
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 104 new coronavirus deaths on Friday, or a slowing increase of 0.4%, bringing the total to 27,529, still the fourth-highest in the world. In a stat...
May 15, 2020
