Category Archives: Syndicated
Osaka in no mood to back down on support for Black Lives Matter
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka, the world's highest paid sportswoman, says the voices of prominent athletes can be more influential than those of politicians and is determined that hers...
Jun 10, 2020
Applications for asylum in EU plummet during pandemic
By Lena Masri (Reuters) - Asylum applications in Europe fell to the lowest level in April for over a decade as borders closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, European Union figures show, com...
Jun 10, 2020
Pepperdine senior Theegala wins Ben Hogan Award
Pepperdine fifth-year senior Sahith Theegala won another of college golf's top prizes on Tuesday. Theegala was selected the recipient of the Ben Hogan Award in an event at Colonial Country Club in For...
Jun 10, 2020
Reports: Spike Lee joins Saints’ Zoom call, compliments Brees
Academy Award-winning writer/director Spike Lee served as a guest speaker on the New Orleans Saints' virtual team meeting Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Lee, 63, has directed some of the most...
Jun 10, 2020
North Korean leader’s sister emerges as policymaker in spat with South Korea
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is taking a leading role in a new, more hard-line pressure campaign against South Korea, highlighting what analysts say is...
Jun 10, 2020
China curbs high-yield structured deposits by companies: sources
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance watchdog is telling banks to scale back on high-yield structured deposits marketed to companies, three sources told Reuters on Wednesday, see...
Jun 10, 2020
Exclusive: ECB prepares ‘bad bank’ plan for wave of coronavirus toxic debt – sources
By Matt Scuffham and John O'Donnell LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank officials are drawing up a scheme to cope with potentially hundreds of billions of euros of unpaid loans in the w...
Jun 10, 2020
Singapore biotech firm Tychan to start human trials for COVID-19 treatment next week
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singaporean biotechnology firm, Tychan, will begin human clinical trials next week for a potential monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, it said in a statement on Wednesd...
Jun 10, 2020
Indian firm Panacea says aiming to make COVID-19 vaccine
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian biotech firm Panacea Biotec Ltd said on Wednesday it would partner with U.S.-based Refana Inc to make a potential vaccine for COVID-19. The collaboration aims to make more...
Jun 10, 2020
Australian economy would suffer if China students stay away
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's economy, facing its first recession in 30 years because of the coronavirus, would suffer if Chinese students heeded a warning from their government to ...
Jun 10, 2020
