Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Novavax buys Praha Vaccines for $167 million to boost COVID-19 vaccine production
(Reuters) - Drug developer Novavax Inc on Wednesday acquired Praha Vaccines, a unit of India's Cyrus Poonawalla Group, for about $167 million as it looks to boost capacity to produce its COVID-19 vacc...
May 27, 2020
Twenty-six people arrested in France and Belgium over truck deaths
PARIS (Reuters) - The French prosecutor's office said on Wednesday that 26 people had been arrested in France and Belgium in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in the back of a...
May 27, 2020
Nigerian military unlawfully detain children at rehabilitation centre for militants: Amnesty
By Paul Carsten ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian military are unlawfully detaining boys and men at a rehabilitation centre for alleged members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Amnesty Internat...
May 27, 2020
EU must evolve its position in talks on future ties: UK negotiator
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union must evolve its position to reach an agreement with Britain, the UK's chief negotiator David Frost said on Wednesday, repeating his position that at the moment th...
May 27, 2020
Croatia welcomes tourists braving coronavirus crisis
KRILO-JESENICE, Croatia (Reuters) - A few intrepid European tourists have returned to Croatia's picturesque Adriatic coast, where the owners of yachts and campsites are hoping their relative isolation...
May 27, 2020
Head of Italy’s Lombardy region given police escort as COVID anger mounts
MILAN (Reuters) - The governor of Lombardy, the northern region at the epicentre of Italy's coronavirus outbreak, said on Wednesday that he had been given a police escort after growing criticism of hi...
May 27, 2020
Ralph Lauren posts bigger-than-expected loss as lockdowns hammer sales
(Reuters) - Ralph Lauren Corp posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday as stores across the world that sell its jackets, coats and Polo shirts were forced to close due to the COVID-19...
May 27, 2020
Swiss National Bank says expansive policy more important in pandemic
By John Revill and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss monetary policy must remain accommodative, Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Wednesday, saying the central bank was ...
May 27, 2020
Germany can’t confirm Merkel will attend G7 in person: spokeswoman
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel cannot confirm her physical presence at an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in the United States yet, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday, add...
May 27, 2020
Motorsport UK aims to get back on track from July 4
LONDON (Reuters) - The governing body for motorsport in Britain aims to resume racing activities without spectators from July 4, it said on Wednesday. Motorsport UK suspended all its events throughout...
May 27, 2020
