Category Archives: Syndicated
Thai central bank seen cutting key rate to help economy in recession
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank is widely expected to cut its benchmark interest rate to a new low at its policy review on Wednesday to cushion the economy from the impa...
May 18, 2020
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng benchmark paves way to include Alibaba
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hang Seng Index made rule changes on Monday to allow it to incorporate Chinese internet giants Alibaba, Xiaomi and Meituan Dianping, a move set to shake up the composition of...
May 18, 2020
GSK’s long-acting injection beats Truvada in HIV prevention trial
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said an injection every other month of its cabotegravir drug was shown to avert an HIV infection more effectively than Gilead's daily Truvada pill, potenti...
May 18, 2020
Indonesia reports 496 new coronavirus infections, 43 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Monday 496 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 18,010, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto Yurianto also ...
May 18, 2020
‘A beautiful day’ in Italy, as shops and bars finally reopen
By Crispian Balmer and Giulio Piovaccari ROME (Reuters) - Italian shops, hairdressers and restaurants finally threw open their doors on Monday as the country sped up efforts to bounce back from the co...
May 18, 2020
China Jan-April fiscal revenues down 14.5% year-on-year: finance ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's fiscal revenues fell 14.5% on-year in the first four months of the year to 6.213 trillion yuan ($872.76 billion), the country's finance ministry said on Monday. Fiscal expe...
May 18, 2020
Vatican, Italy start return to religious normal as public Masses resume
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter's Basilica on Monday and Catholic churches held public Masses for the first time in two months in t...
May 18, 2020
U.S. likely to back call for independent evaluation of WHO’s handling of coronavirus: envoys
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Health ministers from around the world are expected to call for an independent evaluation of the World Health Organization's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic d...
May 18, 2020
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government pleads for coronavirus aid
By Mohammed Ghobari ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Saudi-backed government accused its Houthi foes of covering up a big outbreak of coronavirus in areas they hold and the United Nations warned that the coun...
May 18, 2020
Diageo exploring options to delist Indian arm: CNBC TV-18
(Reuters) - Diageo Plc , the world's largest spirits maker, is exploring options to delist its Indian arm, United Spirits Ltd , by buying out minority shareholders, CNBC TV-18 reported on Monday. Diag...
May 18, 2020
