Author Archives: Syndicated Content
William Hill revenue hit by sports events cancellations, shop closures
(Reuters) - William Hill on Friday posted a 57% plunge in total net revenue for the weeks since coronavirus lockdowns were imposed in Europe and North America, as sports betting volumes collapsed and ...
May 15, 2020
Britain approves Abbott’s COVID-19 antibody test
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has given the green light to Abbott Laboratories to produce a COVID-19 antibody test, shortly after it gave the same approval to Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding, health offici...
May 15, 2020
On this day: Born May 16, 1955: Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnast
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - At the 1972 Munich Olympics, an unheralded 17-year-old gymnast broke the Cold War stereotype that the Soviets were stone faced performers who displayed no emotions as she so...
May 15, 2020
Novartis CEO says any new coronavirus vaccine will take two years: newspaper
ZURICH (Reuters) - Any vaccine to fight the new coronavirus will not be ready for use for at least two years, the chief executive of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, which no longer makes vaccin...
May 15, 2020
Foxconn’s first-quarter profit tumbles almost 90% on coronavirus fallout
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn posted an almost 90% drop in first-quarter profit on Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted production and hit demand from Apple Inc and other major clients....
May 15, 2020
Hong Kong watchdog says claims of police brutality should not be used as ‘political weapon’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Accusations of police brutality must not be used as "a weapon of political protest," Hong Kong's police watchdog said in a report on Friday, adding that the Chinese-ruled city ap...
May 15, 2020
France’s Imerys in U.S. deal to resolve talc-related liabilities
PARIS (Reuters) - French manufacturing and minerals group Imerys SA , whose North America talc unit filed for bankruptcy after being drawn into cancer lawsuits, said on Friday it had reached an agreem...
May 15, 2020
Chinese official hails ‘incomparable’ improvement in air quality as virus hits industry
By Muyu Xu and David Stanway BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air quality saw "incomparable" improvements in the first quarter of this year as a coronavirus outbreak led to rapid declines in industrial act...
May 15, 2020
Chinese corrals Pacific, Caribbean support ahead of World Health meeting
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Beijing has hosted a teleconference with its Pacific island nation allies to discuss COVID-19 aid and publicised their pledge to support the "One China" principle ...
May 15, 2020
Swedish DIY retailer Clas Ohlson to hit margin target amid pandemic
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish DIY and homewares firm Clas Ohlson said on Friday it would reach its profitability target in its fiscal year through April as sales remained robust in the face of the COV...
May 15, 2020
