Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany approves first trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's vaccines regulator approved live human testing of a potential vaccine against the Covid-19 virus developed by German biotech company BioNTech, the regulator said in a stat...
Apr 22, 2020
Exxon Mobil starts building $10 billion China petrochemical complex: Xinhua
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp kicked off construction on Wednesday of its $10 billion petrochemical complex in south Chinese city Huizhou, state news agency Xinhua reported. The complex, whic...
Apr 22, 2020
Hong Kong Monetary Authority sells HK$1.55 billion as HKD hits strong end of trading range
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) sold HK$1.55 billion ($200.01 million) into the market as the Hong Kong Dollar strengthened to its trading limit. The aggregate balance - ...
Apr 22, 2020
Toyota’s South African unit sees 15-20% hit to production due to virus
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African unit of Toyota could see its production drop by around 15-20% in 2020, its president and CEO Andrew Kirby said on Wednesday. The division had already lost pr...
Apr 22, 2020
Masks reused and bodies mount as Peru strains under coronavirus
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's hospitals are straining to deal with a rapid rise in the number of COVID-19 infections, with bodies being kept in hallways, masks being repeatedly reused, and p...
Apr 22, 2020
Vietnam-linked hackers targeted Chinese government over coronavirus response: researchers
By Jack Stubbs and Raphael Satter LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers working in support of the Vietnamese government have attempted to break into Chinese state organisations at the centre of Beijin...
Apr 22, 2020
Georgia residents torn between desire to return to work and fear of coronavirus resurgence
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Rebecca Hardin is tired of stay-at-home restrictions that weeks ago shut down the Atlanta hair salon where she works, but she wondered if an order by the state's gove...
Apr 22, 2020
Coffee, chocolates and pills shield Swiss stocks from virus rout
By Julien Ponthus LONDON (Reuters) - Shielded by the resilience of three behemoth defensive stocks, the Swiss blue-chip index has comfortably weathered the coronavirus storm compared with other Europe...
Apr 22, 2020
Zagreb earthquake caused $6 billion of damage: minister
ZAGREB (Reuters) - The earthquake that struck the Croatian capital Zagreb a month ago caused around 42 billion kuna ($6.03 billion) of damage and country will be seeking outside help to pay for the re...
Apr 22, 2020
EU antitrust regulators resume probe into Boeing, Embraer deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have resumed their investigation into Boeing's bid to buy the jetmaking arm of Embraer , with a decision due by Aug. 7, a European Commission filing showed...
Apr 22, 2020
