Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Investors keep wary eye on Thai protests as stock market slips
By Scott Murdoch and Tom Westbrook HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Escalating anti-government protests in Thailand could push one of this year's worst performing stock markets even lower, some investo...
Oct 16, 2020
Pfizer sees emergency use filing for COVID-19 vaccine after U.S. election
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc expects to provide safety data and file for authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with German partner BioNTech in late November, delaying any clarity on the vac...
Oct 16, 2020
Analysis: Sales of first big COVID-19 drug, remdesivir, may disappoint
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Investors betting on big profits from COVID-19 treatments may get an unwelcome surprise when Gilead Sciences Inc reports quarterly results this month. Its remdesivir, the ...
Oct 16, 2020
Croatia daily COVID-19 infections exceed 1,000 for first time
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia reported 1,131 COVID-19 cases on Friday, the first time the Adriatic country of four million people has exceeded 1,000 infections a day. In the last 10 days the number of ne...
Oct 16, 2020
Kremlin worried by surge in COVID-19 cases but says situation "under control"
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday it was worried by a record surge in COVID-19 cases in Russia but that the situation was under control. Russia reported a record high of 15,150 new coronav...
Oct 16, 2020
A year on, Lebanon's protests have faded and life has got worse
By Samia Nakhoul and Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - One year after Lebanese erupted in rage against politicians they blamed for economic collapse, squares once packed with angry demonstrators are em...
Oct 16, 2020
Serbia orders mandatory mask-wearing as coronavirus cases rise
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia ordered mandatory wearing of masks at all times outside the home and introduced other measures on Friday to deal with the spread of coronavirus, a health official said. Mun...
Oct 16, 2020
Moscow's pre-trial detention facilities stop taking in new suspects due to COVID-19: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Nearly all of Moscow's pre-trial detention facilities have stopped taking in new suspects as a precaution against the pandemic, the TASS news agency cited a prison monitor as saying...
Oct 16, 2020
Analysis: For Canada, keeping triple-A rating may not be the focus it once was
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Preserving Canada's triple-A credit rating could be less of a priority for Ottawa than in years gone by, with the focus on digging the economy out of a hole rather ...
Oct 16, 2020
Bank of England calls for mandatory company disclosures on climate risks
LONDON (Reuters) - A common, mandatory set of rules on company disclosures are needed to help markets price in risks from climate change, a senior Bank of England official said on Friday. "Disclosing ...
Oct 16, 2020
