Category Archives: Syndicated
EU scrambles to buy intensive care drugs to tackle COVID shortages
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is seeking firms to supply 24 intensive care drugs, an EU official told Reuters, as it strives to tackle shortages of medicines for COVID...
Jul 08, 2020
Still much work needed for EU recovery fund deal, Michel says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel said on Wednesday that the EU needs to reach an agreement quickly on its plan for a multi-billion-euro recovery fund but much negotiation...
Jul 08, 2020
Ryder Cup postponed due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - This year's Ryder Cup, which was scheduled to be held in late September in Wisconsin, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Wednesday. The hotly-contested bie...
Jul 08, 2020
Former Pope Benedict’s tribute read at elder brother’s funeral
REGENSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - A tribute from former Pope Benedict XVI was read out on Wednesday at the funeral of his elder brother Georg Ratzinger, a priest and choirmaster, who died last week aged...
Jul 08, 2020
Walgreens partners with VillageMD to open primary care clinics at drug stores
(Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance Plc said on Wednesday it had partnered with primary care provider VillageMD to open doctor offices attached to its drugstores across the United States, as the phar...
Jul 08, 2020
U.S. affirms Lebanon support as Hezbollah steps up criticism
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.S. general voiced Washington's backing for Lebanese stability on Wednesday on a visit that triggered a protest by demonstrators including supporters of the Iran-backed Hezbollah...
Jul 08, 2020
Euro zone economy may have shrunk less than expected, says ECB’s VP
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone economy may have shrunk by less than the 13% forecast by the European Central Bank in the three months to the end of June, the ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos sa...
Jul 08, 2020
U.S., Kenya formally launch trade deal talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kenya and the United States formally launched negotiations on Wednesday for a bilateral trade pact that the two economies hope could serve as a model for additional agreements a...
Jul 08, 2020
Warren Buffett donates $2.9 billion to Gates Foundation, family charities
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated roughly $2.9 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to four family charities and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the latest but not lar...
Jul 08, 2020
‘Eat out to help out’ – UK offers some tasty morsels to tempt back diners
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a $625 million "Eat out to help out" discount scheme to boost spending at restaurants, cafes and pubs that have been crippled by COVID-19, offering half-priced meal...
Jul 08, 2020
