Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AstraZeneca trials Farxiga as potential treatment for COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Thursday it has begun a late-stage trial to test if its diabetes drug Farxiga can reduce the risk of serious complications and organ failure in COVID-19 patients who ha...
Apr 23, 2020
IMF approves $363 million to help Congo fight coronavirus: statement
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board has approved a disbursement of $363 million under its Rapid Credit Facility to help Democratic Republic of Congo confro...
Apr 23, 2020
Exclusive: China plans to boost state reserves with U.S. crops amid coronavirus – sources
By Hallie Gu, Jing Xu and Keith Zhai BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is preparing to buy more than 30 million tonnes of crops for state stockpiles to help protect itself from supply chain disrupti...
Apr 23, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Urge to ban wet markets selling wildlife In addition to its calls this week for an international inquiry into the origins of t...
Apr 23, 2020
China’s Didi sees overseas business off coronavirus low, eyes payment firm deals, new markets: executive
By Yilei Sun, Yingzhi Yang and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is upbeat that business overseas has turned a corner after dropping to a mid-March low amid...
Apr 23, 2020
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2.62 million globally and 183,761 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT on Thursday. DEATHS AND INFECTIONS * For an i...
Apr 23, 2020
UK PM Johnson sure to be back at work soon, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is recovering well from grave COVID-19 complications and will be back at work soon, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said on Thursday. "...
Apr 23, 2020
Severe storms sweep through U.S. states of Oklahoma, Texas; at least five killed: CNN
(Reuters) - At least five people were killed and more than a dozen were left injured as severe storms ripped through the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday, CNN reported https://cnn.it/355...
Apr 23, 2020
UK budget deficit comes in above target for 2019/2020
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government went slightly over its budget deficit target for the recently ended 2019/20 financial year which is likely to be dwarfed soon by a surge in public borrowing to ...
Apr 23, 2020
EU leaders to take step to joint financing of post-pandemic recovery
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will move on Thursday towards joint financing of a recovery after the coronavirus pandemic by asking the European Commission to propose ...
Apr 23, 2020
