Category Archives: Syndicated
UK records around 64,000 excess deaths during pandemic, ONS official says
LONDON (Reuters) - About 64,000 more people than usual have died in the United Kingdom during this year's coronavirus pandemic, an expert from the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. Epide...
Jun 09, 2020
Philippines reports six more coronavirus deaths, 518 infections
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday recorded six new coronavirus deaths and 518 additional infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have increased to 1,071 wh...
Jun 09, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,043 new coronavirus infections, biggest daily rise
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's health ministry reported 1,043 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, its biggest daily rise in cases, taking the total number of infections to 33,076. There were also ...
Jun 09, 2020
UK COVID-19 death toll hits 51,766, including suspected cases: Reuters tally
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll hit 51,766 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that confirmed the country's place as one of the worst hit in t...
Jun 09, 2020
UK says state-backed COVID loans to companies rise again
LONDON (Reuters) - British small businesses have borrowed nearly 24 billion pounds ($30 billion) under a coronavirus credit programme that offers 100% state guarantees for banks providing the loans, m...
Jun 09, 2020
Bank of Finland says rapid recovery unlikely, but worst avoided
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's rapid recovery from the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus looks unlikely, but the worst-case scenarios have so far been avoided, Bank of Finland governor Olli Re...
Jun 09, 2020
Britain’s AstraZeneca ramps up studies for COVID-19 antibody treatments
(Reuters) - British drugmaker AstraZeneca on Tuesday said it expects to move two COVID-19 antibody based therapies it has licensed from U.S. researchers into clinical studies in the next two months as...
Jun 09, 2020
China to cut teapot refining capacity as plans for mega complex
By Chen Aizhu and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's oil hub Shandong has embarked on a plan to shut down capacity of half a million barrels per day shared among small, independent refiners...
Jun 09, 2020
Europe’s spending surge must be temporary, ECB’s Rehn says
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Europe's spending surge is necessary but must be a one-off as some euro zone members are already struggling to sustain their debt, European Central Bank policymaker Olli Rehn said...
Jun 09, 2020
Defeated China-friendly Taiwan mayor says he won’t contest loss
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A high-profile, China-friendly Taiwan mayor who lost a recall election last week said on Tuesday he would not contest the vote in the courts, smoothing the way for an election for h...
Jun 09, 2020
