Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France says any Sanofi COVID-19 vaccine for the world, no favourites
By Jean-Stphane Brosse and Susan Heavey PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - France said on Thursday that the world's nations would have equal access to any coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceuticals gi...
May 14, 2020
Pope joins inter-faith prayers against coronavirus, irks ultra-conservatives
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis joined an inter-faith day of prayer on Thursday to call on God to end the coronavirus pandemic, brushing aside criticism from ultra-conservativ...
May 14, 2020
Taps run dry in Kenya’s capital as coronavirus spreads
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rachel Wanjiru was already struggling to get enough water to wash her children's hands during the coronavirus lockdown - then a landslide knocked out the supply ne...
May 14, 2020
Trump is open to more coronavirus stimulus, but not Democrats’ plan: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is open to negotiations on another possible stimulus bill amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, but not the one put forward by House of Representative...
May 14, 2020
Italy launches blood tests to investigate who has had COVID-19
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will start testing a representative sample of 150,000 people in 2,000 cities next week to understand the extent of its COVID-19 epidemic, the head of the government's scientific...
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus leaves a legacy of unprecedented global debt
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Enormous doses of stimulus spending are offering relief from coronavirus damage but their lifelong legacy of debt could seed future crises b...
May 14, 2020
Sanofi CEO says any coronavirus vaccine should reach all regions
PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi chief executive Paul Hudson on Thursday said it was vital that any coronavirus vaccine reach all regions, hours after the pharmaceutical giant was admonished by the French gov...
May 14, 2020
EU watchdogs to confer over extensions to short-selling bans
PARIS (Reuters) - European Union countries that introduced temporary bans on short-selling of shares will together decide this week whether they should lapse or be extended, French markets regulator A...
May 14, 2020
Looming ‘junk’ wave threatens Europe’s financial system: ESRB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Union's financial system may not cope on its own with a looming wave of credit rating downgrades caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which may disrupt funding market...
May 14, 2020
How sewer science could ease testing pressure and track COVID-19
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The science of sewage surveillance could be deployed in countries across the world to help monitor the spread of national epidemics of COVID-19 while reducing the ne...
May 14, 2020
