Category Archives: Syndicated
Taiwan pitches investment deal with EU to strengthen democracy
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and the European Union should sign an investment agreement to use economics as a way to strengthen their democratic ties, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, pitchi...
Jun 19, 2020
Deutsche Telekom: We oppose blanket bans on foreign vendors
BERLIN (Reuters) - It would be wrong for Germany to impose blanket bans on foreign vendors of telecoms network equipment, Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges said on Friday, in an answer to a question a...
Jun 19, 2020
Ampio to study experimental drug in COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - U.S. drug developer Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday it would begin an early stage study of its experimental treatment, Ampion, in COVID-19 patients after it received regulatory cl...
Jun 19, 2020
Putin uses WW2 anniversary to push idea of Russian-backed summit to stabilise world
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has called on the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to make good on an agreement to hold a face-to-face summit to try to ta...
Jun 19, 2020
Thai central bank asks lenders to strengthen capital to cope with coronavirus risk
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank on Friday asked commercial banks to prepare capital management plans for the next 1-3 years, as the widespread impact of the outbreak on businesses and indi...
Jun 19, 2020
COVID hit to UK tax revenues slightly less than feared, OBR says
LONDON (Reuters) - The slump in British government tax revenues since the start of the coronavirus lockdown has been slightly less sharp than feared, the Office for Budget Responsibility said on Frida...
Jun 19, 2020
Spain expects decision on travel corridor with Britain soon: source
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain expects a decision in the coming hours in its talks with Britain on whether to establish a travel corridor to avoid imposing a quarantine on travelers due to the coronavirus p...
Jun 19, 2020
BMW, Mercedes put automated driving alliance on hold
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler on Friday said it had put on hold a development alliance in the area of automated driving between its luxury brand and rival German luxury carmaker BMW . "Following exten...
Jun 19, 2020
Sea-Watch charity rescues hundreds of migrants from Mediterranean
ROME (Reuters) - German NGO Sea-Watch on Friday said it had rescued 46 migrants from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean overnight, bringing the total of saved people to 211 in the last 48 hours. The ...
Jun 19, 2020
Take Five: Reshuffle the decks
1/'RUSSELL RECON' After one of the most severe equity market selloffs in decades comes the June 26 "Russell Recon", the once-a-year re-jig of FTSE Russells's U.S. index range, tracked by over $9 trill...
Jun 19, 2020
