Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand researchers hail ‘breakthrough’ with non-targeted test
By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers at New Zealand's Otago University are hailing a "breakthrough" in the fight against drug cheats with a non-targeted test for designer steroids whi...
Aug 06, 2020
Bank of England says banks are able to support COVID-hit economy
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks hold enough capital to keep on lending and absorb the losses that are likely to arise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of England said on Thursday. Companies c...
Aug 06, 2020
Norwegian Air’s July traffic down 90% year on year
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air's July passenger volume fell by 90.4% from a year earlier as most of its fleet remained grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic, it said on Thursday. It flew 356,093 pa...
Aug 06, 2020
Glencore scraps $2.6 billion dividend as first-half earnings fall
LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore said on Thursday it was scrapping its dividend to focus on lowering debt as the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to book a $3.2 billion impairment charge. The miner and trader, ...
Aug 06, 2020
MLB roundup: Cubs win 6th straight behind Darvish
Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings Wednesday, and the Chicago Cubs topped the host Kansas City Royals 6-1 for their sixth straight win. It was also the Cubs' third straight victory over the Royal...
Aug 06, 2020
Exclusive: Italy ups the ante in its plan to create a single broadband network – sources
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy is positioning to become an influential shareholder in a tightly regulated broadband operator it plans to create by brokering a merger of Telecom Italia's (TIM...
Aug 06, 2020
NHL roundup: Petry, Habs put Pens on brink of elimination
Jeff Petry's sharp-angle goal in the third period Wednesday gave the Canadiens a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of their qualifying-round series, moving Montreal ahead two games to one...
Aug 06, 2020
Bank of England makes no changes to stimulus push
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Thursday it was keeping its benchmark interest rate at 0.1%. The BoE also left unchanged the size of its bond-buying programme at 745 billion pounds ($97...
Aug 06, 2020
Barty promotes tennis in indigenous communities
SYDNEY (Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty has a bit of time on her hands after deciding to skip the U.S. Open and has spent some of it promoting tennis in indigenous communities in the far north o...
Aug 06, 2020
Uber pulls Latin American U-turn by joining taxi ranks
By Julia Love and Aislinn Laing MEXICO CITY/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Latin America's coronavirus crisis is forcing Uber to adopt the taxi model it was meant to drive off the streets of cities from Santiag...
Aug 06, 2020
