Category Archives: Syndicated
FDA lets NeuroRx, Relief Therapeutics test RLF-100 in COVID-19 patients
ZURICH (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted NeuroRx Inc Investigational New Drug (IND) permission to test RLF-100 (aviptadil) for inhaled use in patients with moderate and sev...
Aug 05, 2020
Eight COVID-19 patients die in hospital fire in western India
By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Eight COVID-19 patients died in a fire that broke out in the intensive care ward of a private hospital in India's western city of Ahmedabad early on Thursd...
Aug 05, 2020
Toyota’s first-quarter profit nearly wiped out as coronavirus erodes car sales
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp posted a 98% plunge in its first-quarter operating profit on Thursday as the coronavirus pandemic halved it global sales. Japan's top automaker reported a profit of...
Aug 05, 2020
Timeline: Thailand’s turbulent politics since 2014 military coup
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters, led by student groups, are returning to the streets calling for the ousting of the government less than two years after a general election was held. One group has ...
Aug 05, 2020
Two U.S. senators seek ban on collecting customer biometric data without consent
(Reuters) - Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data without consumers and employees' consent. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon...
Aug 05, 2020
Facebook purges ads for illegal wildlife in Southeast Asia as online trade surges
By Thu Thu Aung YANGON (Reuters) - An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on So...
Aug 05, 2020
U.S. glass maker seeks to seize Venezuela-owned oil tanker to collect award, court papers show
By Luc Cohen and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. glass manufacturer O-I Glass Inc is seeking to seize an oil tanker owned by Venezuela to collect part of a $500 million arbitrat...
Aug 05, 2020
Rescue workers missing in South Korea floods after boats capsize: Yonhap
By Sangmi Cha and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Seven rescue workers were missing in South Korea after their boats overturned in floodwaters on Thursday, the Yonhap news agency reported, as heavy rai...
Aug 05, 2020
Olympic rings temporarily removed from Tokyo Bay
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - The Olympic rings monument installed in Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Summer Games was temporarily removed for maintenance on Thursday and will return in December when Japan...
Aug 05, 2020
NBA team owners pledge $300 million over 10 years to Black empowerment
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) team owners will contribute a total of $300 million over the next 10 years to a charitable foundation aimed at accelerating economic growth in the Bla...
Aug 05, 2020
