Category Archives: Syndicated
India’s Glenmark to conduct trials for potential COVID-19 drug, shares jump
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Shares of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd rose almost 9% on Thursday after the Indian drugmaker got an approval to conduct clinical trials with antiviral drug favipiravir, seen as a...
Apr 29, 2020
Germany reports 1,478 new coronavirus cases, 173 more deaths
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen by 1,478 to 159,119, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. According to the ...
Apr 29, 2020
USA Gymnastics bans former Olympics coach Haney for eight years
(Reuters) - USA Gymnastics has suspended former U.S. Olympic team coach Maggie Haney for eight years for verbally and emotionally abusing gymnasts she oversaw, the Washington Post reported on Wednesda...
Apr 29, 2020
Singaporeans who break quarantine for food pay hefty bill
By John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singaporean man who broke his coronavirus quarantine with 30 minutes remaining to buy prata flatbread worth a few dollars was fined $1,000, the latest in a strin...
Apr 29, 2020
Millions of Americans likely applied for jobless benefits last week though wave is stabilizing
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions more Americans likely filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, but the tide appears to be slowing, offering cautious hope of a peak in job lo...
Apr 29, 2020
Democrat Biden faces calls to address sexual-assault allegation
By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a forme...
Apr 29, 2020
‘Homebody’ Osaka making the most of isolation, remains focused on Olympics
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Following a whirlwind few years, Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka can be forgiven for taking time to reset and relax as the sporting world goes on an indefinite pause...
Apr 29, 2020
Thai exports, tourism to slow until early next year amid outbreak: Deputy PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's exports and tourism, key drivers of growth, are expected to slow until early next year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a deputy prime minister said on Thu...
Apr 29, 2020
In rare move, Glass Lewis backs all MG Capital nominees to replace entire HC2 board
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Glass Lewis on Wednesday backed activist investor MG Capital by recommending that HC2 Holdings shareholders replace all board members with the i...
Apr 29, 2020
Bodies found in unrefrigerated trucks in New York during COVID-19 pandemic
By Lucas Jackson NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of New York delivered a freezer truck to a funeral home on Wednesday after it was found to be storing dead bodies in unrefrigerated U-Haul vehicles, a Re...
Apr 29, 2020
