Category Archives: Syndicated
Factbox: Coronavirus in U.S. Congress: 15 members have tested or been presumed positive
(Reuters) - At least 15 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate - eight Republicans and seven Democrats - have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID-19 since the novel coro...
Aug 05, 2020
Oil prices struggle to hold five-month high amid pandemic worries
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were unchanged on Thursday, struggling to hold onto five-month highs reached in the previous session, as fuel demand worries caused by a second wave of ...
Aug 05, 2020
U.S. FDA approves GlaxoSmithKline’s blood cancer drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved GlaxoSmithKline's experimental treatment for a common form of blood cancer. GSK's belantamab mafodotin, or BLENREP, was approved...
Aug 05, 2020
U.S. Republican congressman Rodney Davis says he has COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Rodney Davis said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, making him at least the 15th U.S. lawmaker to be infected or presumed to have the disease. Da...
Aug 05, 2020
Australia to spend $1.2 billion on cyber security for private sector after rise in attacks
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will spend A$1.66 billion ($1.19 billion) over the next 10 years to strengthen the cyber defences of private companies and households following a rise in cyber attacks, Pr...
Aug 05, 2020
Emerging FX to firm a bit more, but recovery stymied by COVID-19: Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra, Vuyani Ndaba and Gabriel Burin BENGALURU/JOHANNESBURG/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Emerging market currencies are expected to rise a bit further in coming months as a sliding U.S. dollar ...
Aug 05, 2020
Dollar struggles to stem decline as investors fret over U.S. job recovery
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar struggled to stem its broad decline on Thursday as investors worried the U.S. economic recovery may lag other countries due to a high level of coronavirus...
Aug 05, 2020
YouTube star Jake Paul’s Los Angeles-area home raided by FBI
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - FBI agents in tactical gear on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area mansion home of YouTube star and social media influencer Jake Paul in an investigation stem...
Aug 05, 2020
China reports 37 new coronavirus cases in mainland for Aug 5
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 37 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for August 5, up from 27 a day earlier, the country's health commission said on Thursday. Seven of the new infections were ...
Aug 05, 2020
Singapore’s DBS second-quarter profit beats estimates as business picks up
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's DBS Group Holdings reported a 22% fall in second-quarter net profit on Thursday after shoring up loan loss allowances in a pandemic-hit market, but i...
Aug 05, 2020
