Category Archives: Syndicated
Gilead prices COVID-19 drug candidate remdesivir at $390/vial in U.S
(Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said on Monday it has priced its COVID-19 treatment candidate remdesivir at $390 per vial in the United States and other developed countries. Based on current treatment...
Jun 29, 2020
German lower house backs VAT cut from July 1
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Germany's lower house of parliament on Monday backed stimulus measures including a cut in value-added tax (VAT) to 16% from 19% from July 1, aiming to stimulate growth ...
Jun 29, 2020
Scores of children killed in Philippines’ war on drugs: report
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA(Reuters) - At least 129 children have been killed in the Philippines' four-year war on drugs, most by police or allied assailants, but they may only represent a fraction of...
Jun 29, 2020
Blast kills 23 Afghans at a cattle market in southern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - At least 23 civilians were killed in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province and dozens were injured when rockets fell on a cattle market on Monday, said Afghan government and Taliba...
Jun 29, 2020
S&P, Dow futures edge higher on stimulus, rebound hopes
By Pawel Goraj (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes edged higher on Monday following a selloff on Wall Street last week as investors weighed hopes of more stimulus and im...
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. FDA declines to approve first drug for obesity-linked liver disease
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday declined to approve Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc's therapy for a progressive liver disease, creating a setback for a possible treatment in ...
Jun 29, 2020
Malawi names former insurance firm director as finance minister
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Former insurance company director Felix Mlusu was named Malawi's new finance minister on Monday, a government statement said, a day after President Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in f...
Jun 29, 2020
Iranian military prosecutor says human error led to shooting down of Ukrainian airliner: Tasnim
(Reuters) - The shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran in January was due to human error and not an order from senior military authorities, the military prosecutor for Tehran province, Gholam A...
Jun 29, 2020
Will office buildings ever be the same? Empire State offers clues
By Imani Moise and Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Empire State Building has been a symbol of America's economic might for almost 90 years. Of late, it's also become a symbol of its struggle with t...
Jun 29, 2020
Assange surprised by timing of new U.S. indictment
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Julian Assange's lawyer said on Monday he was surprised U.S. authorities issued a new and wider indictment last week against the WikiLeaks founder whom they are se...
Jun 29, 2020
