Category Archives: Syndicated
European stock index futures gain after EU stimulus deal
(Reuters) - European stock index futures rose on Tuesday after European Union leaders reached a "historic" deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-hit economies. Summit chairman Charles ...
Jul 21, 2020
South Africa’s mineral resources minister admitted to hospital with coronavirus
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's mineral resources minister, Gwede Mantashe, was admitted to hospital after contracting the coronavirus about a week ago, the presidency said in a statement. In ...
Jul 21, 2020
China requires negative COVID-19 tests for arriving air passengers
BEIJING (Reuters) - Passengers on flights arriving in China must provide negative COVID-19 test results before they board, the aviation authority said on Tuesday. The nucleic acid tests must be comple...
Jul 21, 2020
IMF approves $7.6 million debt relief to Burundi to cushion Covid-19 effects
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it had approved $7.6 million debt relief to Burundi to help address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It said the relief ...
Jul 21, 2020
Novartis tightens outlook as second-quarter sales, profit fall
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis lowered its 2020 sales outlook on Tuesday after second quarter sales and profit fell, as hospitals that stocked up on medicines during the first-quarter due...
Jul 21, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Historic EU deal European Union leaders agreed on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-blighted economies at a pre-da...
Jul 21, 2020
India’s Glenmark defends price of its COVID-19 drug favipiravir version
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd defended the pricing of its generic version of favipiravir, FabiFlu, on Tuesday, after India's drug regulator had reportedly sent the company a notic...
Jul 21, 2020
October Brexit deal still possible, but ambitious: German foreign minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - The aim of reaching an agreement between Britain and the European Union on future ties between the two by October is ambitious but achievable, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas sai...
Jul 21, 2020
Downloads of Japan’s COVID-19 app reach 7.7 million in slowing pace since debut
TOKYO (Reuters) - Downloads of Japan's coronavirus contact-tracing app have slowed since its debut last month, a blow to the government's aim to use smartphones to head off a second wave of infection....
Jul 20, 2020
Former Trump lawyer Cohen seeks release from jail, calling it ‘retaliation’
(Reuters) - Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer, asked a federal court on Monday to release him from prison, saying he was put back behind bars in retaliation for stating his pl...
Jul 20, 2020
