Category Archives: Syndicated
China says Indian criticism of coronavirus test kits is “irresponsible”
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - China has criticised India's decision to stop using Chinese testing kits for the novel coronavirus because of quality issues as unfair and irresponsible in the...
Apr 28, 2020
VodafoneZiggo launches 5G coverage in the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch telecom provider VodafoneZiggo will make 5G services available in large parts of the Netherlands on Tuesday, making it the first carrier to offer the technology in the coun...
Apr 28, 2020
South Korea says North Korea’s Kim may be trying to avoid coronavirus
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Jong Un may have missed a key holiday on April 15 because of concerns over the coronavirus, not because he is ill, South Korea's minister for North...
Apr 28, 2020
Thailand shelves Asia-Pacific trade pact membership decision amid growing opposition
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet will not consider on Tuesday whether Thailand will seek membership of an Asia-Pacific trade agreement, which could boost its economy hit by the coronavirus pande...
Apr 28, 2020
China lab rejects COVID-19 conspiracy claims, but virus origins still a mystery
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Claims that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan have no basis in fact, the head of the lab told Reuters, adding that ...
Apr 28, 2020
Bayer faces second investor reckoning over glyphosate litigation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer on Tuesday faces its second annual investor reckoning over its handling of a wave of U.S. lawsuits claiming its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer. Criticism from in...
Apr 28, 2020
Japan to amend first-quarter GDP calculation method to better reflect coronavirus impact
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government said on Tuesday it will change the way it compiles preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) data for the January to March period to better reflect the impact of th...
Apr 28, 2020
Thailand’s coronavirus medics feel strain even as cases decline
By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - For Bangkok nurse Kanjana Kamoun, the coronavirus Intensive Care Ward is not only where she works all day, it is where she thinks she is when she wakes up in th...
Apr 28, 2020
Novartis sales, profit rise amid coronavirus as drugmaker confirms 2020 outlook
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis boosted first-quarter sales and profit and confirmed its 2020 targets as its generics unit's sales were lifted during the coronavirus epidemic without disru...
Apr 28, 2020
German government agrees rescue package worth 9 billion euros for Lufthansa: Business insider
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government has agreed to help airline Lufthansa with a rescue package worth around 9 billion euros ($9.74 billion) in return for a blocking minority and one or two superv...
Apr 28, 2020
