Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Indonesia, major advocate of hydroxychloroquine, told by WHO to stop using it
By Kate Lamb and Tom Allard (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has urged Indonesia, one of the world's biggest advocates of two malaria drugs to treat the coronavirus, to suspend such treatment...
May 26, 2020
LME to consult on whether its market abuse rules need reform
LONDON (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange plans to consult members on whether its rules need to be changed to guard against market abuse and insider trading, the exchange said on Tuesday. To start ...
May 26, 2020
BlackRock puts ‘modest overweight’ on credit
LONDON (Reuters) - BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) predicted on Tuesday that developed market government bond returns would be negative over the next five years and raised its outlook on credit t...
May 26, 2020
U.S. consumer confidence edges up in May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence nudged up in May, suggesting the worst of the novel coronavirus-driven economic slump was probably in the past as the country starts to reopen, but it w...
May 26, 2020
Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic to mutually open borders
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will open their borders to each others' citizens from midnight on Tuesday, with some conditions, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjart...
May 26, 2020
Nashville Predators team up with Red Cross to host multi-city blood drive
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — "The Nashville Predators and The American Red Cross are teaming up to host blood drives across Tennessee and part of Kentucky. The blood drives will happen Monday, June...
May 26, 2020
Britons bristle at explanation of Johnson aide’s lockdown trip
By Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says people should make up their own minds about the decision of his senior aide Dominic Cummings to drive 250 miles (400 km) ...
May 26, 2020
Lithium producers must wait as pandemic slows electric vehicle revolution
By Helen Reid and Ernest Scheyder JOHANNESBURG/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has paused the electric vehicle revolution, forcing producers of battery metal lithium into survival mode wi...
May 26, 2020
UK COVID-19 confirmed death toll rises 134 to 37,048
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 134 to 37,048, health officials said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
May 26, 2020
UK’s John Lewis plans ‘phased’ re-opening of department stores
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer John Lewis Partnership said on Tuesday it will re-open its department stores on a "phased basis" after the government said "non-essential" retail could re-open from...
May 26, 2020
