Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Regeneron, Sanofi to treat only ‘critical’ COVID-19 patients with arthritis drug
(Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi SA said on Monday they would test their arthritis drug, Kevzara, in critically ill COVID-19 patients after the drug showed no benefit for patients ...
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. companies seen adapting despite Great Depression-level hit: Hassett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Data suggest U.S. industries appear to be adapting to business amid the nation's coronavirus outbreak, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday, repeating his e...
Apr 27, 2020
Hungarian couple recreate scenes from ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Ghost’ during lockdown
By Krisztina Fenyo and Balazs Kaufmann BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Bored by the weeks-long coronavirus lockdown? Not Hungarian film buffs Fanni and Norbert who have recreated dozens of scenes in their flat f...
Apr 27, 2020
China will improve key technologies and capability to handle emergencies
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will speed up the development of key technologies and improve its capability to handle emergencies in response to the coronavirus pandemic, state television reported Monday, ...
Apr 27, 2020
Ramadan period drama with Jewish characters stirs debate in Middle East
By Lisa Barrington and Ghaida Ghantous DUBAI (Reuters) - A period drama about the trials of a Jewish midwife airing on Saudi-controlled MBC for Ramadan has drawn both criticism as an attempt to promot...
Apr 27, 2020
GM suspends dividend, share buybacks as coronavirus hits sales
(Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Monday the automaker has suspended its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock and its share buybacks to save cash in the face of the coronavirus crisis. The ...
Apr 27, 2020
Builders back at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after coronavirus shutdown
PARIS (Reuters) - Construction workers were back at the burned shell of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on Monday, resuming the mammoth task of rebuilding after the coronavirus outbreak forced a pause o...
Apr 27, 2020
Turkish ruling party, lawyers clash over cleric comments on homosexuality
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A suggestion by Turkey's leading Muslim cleric that homosexuality causes illness has prompted a clash between President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party and the co...
Apr 27, 2020
Norway now in formal talks with Thyssenkrupp over new submarines
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway has started formal talks with the shipbuilding division of Thyssenkrupp for the construction of new submarines and expects to conclude the negotiations this year, the Norwegian...
Apr 27, 2020
UK pay fund equals last five years profit for FTSE 100 participants: study
(Reuters) - FTSE 100-listed companies using the UK government's job retention scheme for furloughed workers have made as much profit over the past five years as the initial projected cost of the schem...
Apr 27, 2020
