Category Archives: Syndicated
Filipino SFX artist seeks to ward off virus with horror-inspired face masks
By Adrian Portugal LAGUNA, Philippines (Reuters) - With film and television productions halted in the Philippines due to lockdown, one special effects artist is maximizing his skills by making scary f...
Jun 18, 2020
Pfizer’s hemophilia gene therapy shows sustained effect in early-stage study
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and Sangamo Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday their gene therapy helped maintain levels of a vital protein for up to 14 months in patients with a rare genetic disorder in which ...
Jun 18, 2020
Indonesia central bank faces pressure to boost pandemic response
By Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank came under pressure from lawmakers on Thursday to escalate its response to the economic fallout from the coronavirus...
Jun 18, 2020
South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC preparing to lay off 600 workers
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) said on Thursday it had issued notices to its employees warning of a likely 600 lay-offs, as the indebted state firm looks to...
Jun 18, 2020
Grief over virus deaths sets Hungarian artist on darker course
By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian artist Jozsef Szurcsik lost four of his friends in a matter of weeks to COVID-19 and the tremendous pain and grief he feels has tra...
Jun 18, 2020
India says to join June 23 trilateral meeting with Russia, China
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will take part in a trilateral meeting with Russia and China next week, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday, days after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on a remote ...
Jun 18, 2020
Medtronic partners with Foxconn to boost ventilator production
(Reuters) - Medical device maker Medtronic said on Thursday it had partnered with Foxconn to increase production of its ventilators that are critical in the care of patients with COVID-19. (Reporting ...
Jun 18, 2020
UK to use Google-Apple model for tracing app in U-turn: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will abandon the centralized model of its coronavirus test-and-trace app and switch to one based on technology provided by Apple and Google, the BBC reported ...
Jun 18, 2020
Chanel warns virus impact will linger on luxury sector
MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - The luxury industry will feel the fallout from the coronavirus crisis for the next two years if not longer, Chanel's chief financial officer said on Thursday, warning the Frenc...
Jun 18, 2020
Jean Kennedy Smith, former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and last surviving sibling of JFK, is dead at 92: NYT
(Reuters) - Jean Kennedy Smith, a former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy, died on Wednesday at age 92, the New York Times reported. Smith, the ei...
Jun 18, 2020
