Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. Congress girds for a fight over new coronavirus aid bill
By David Morgan and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are prepared to block Republicans from moving forward on a partisan coronavirus aid bill, the chamber's top Democrat warne...
Jul 20, 2020
China may retaliate against Nokia, Ericsson if EU bans Huawei: WSJ
(Reuters) - China is considering retaliating against telecom gear makers Nokia and Ericsson if the European Union follows the United States and Britain in banning Huawei Technologies from 5G networks,...
Jul 20, 2020
CanSino COVID-19 vaccine shows immune response in human trial
(Reuters) - A COVID-19 vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics Inc and China's military research unit has shown to be safe and induced immune response in most of the recipients who got one shot, resear...
Jul 20, 2020
First human trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise
LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's experimental COVID-19 vaccine was safe and produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials in healthy volunteers, data showed on Monday.The vaccine, called ...
Jul 20, 2020
India’s IndiGo to cut 10% of workforce due to COVID-19 impact
BENGALURU (Reuters) - IndiGo, India's biggest airline, said it will cut 10% of its workforce as it grapples with declining revenues due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Airlines around the w...
Jul 20, 2020
Unscathed by centuries of turbulence, London’s Beefeaters face COVID threat
LONDON (Reuters) - After more than half a millennium guarding the Tower of London from rebellions and invaders, Beefeaters are facing redundancies for the first time because visitor numbers have plumm...
Jul 20, 2020
Vodacom partners with China’s Alipay to create ‘super app’ in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Vodacom Group plans to create a 'super app' in partnership with digital payment provider Alipay, part of China's Alibaba group , to allow consumers in South Africa to shop onl...
Jul 20, 2020
Russia seen cutting rates by at least 25 basis points on Friday: Reuters poll
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Andrey Ostroukh MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate to a fresh record low on Friday, as a lockdown to curb the spread of co...
Jul 20, 2020
Kremlin critic Navalny says fines force him to close anti-corruption foundation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday he would shut down his Anti-Corruption Foundation due to hefty court fines imposed over one of its investigations, but wo...
Jul 20, 2020
RBS says ‘vast majority’ of staff can work from home until 2021
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland has told staff that the "vast majority" can continue to work from home until 2021, despite the British government's decision last week to scrap guidance encou...
Jul 20, 2020
