Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Paris pulls out the stops to restore Notre-Dame's grand organ
PARIS (Reuters) - Workers started dismantling Notre-Dame's grand organ on Monday to let experts restore it in time for the fifth anniversary of the fire that damaged the Paris cathedral. The organ - t...
Aug 03, 2020
Lilly starts late-stage study of COVID-19 drug in nursing homes
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co said on Monday it is beginning a late-stage trial to study whether one of its experimental COVID-19 antibody treatments can prevent the virus...
Aug 03, 2020
WHO says there may never be a 'silver bullet' for COVID-19
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization warned on Monday that while there were strong hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine, there might never be a "silver bullet" for the coronavirus that has infecte...
Aug 03, 2020
Google to invest $450 million to acquire 6.6% stake in ADT
(Reuters) - Home security firm ADT Inc said on Monday Alphabet Inc's Google would invest $450 million to acquire 6.6% stake in the company. The companies will partner with each other to combine Google...
Aug 03, 2020
Athletics: Doha Diamond League meeting brought forward
(Reuters) - This year's Diamond League athletics meeting in Doha, initially scheduled for Oct. 9, has been brought forward by a fortnight and will take place on Sept. 25, organisers announced on Monda...
Aug 03, 2020
China will make monetary policy more flexible, targeted in second half: central bank
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's monetary policy will be more flexible and targeted in the second half of the year, the central bank said on Monday. China will actively and steadily push forward yuan inter...
Aug 03, 2020
Portugal's tourism sector still devastated by coronavirus in June
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's once-booming tourism sector registered another month of disastrous numbers in June as contagion fears and travel restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak continued to...
Aug 03, 2020
UK proposes redemption breathing space for property funds
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors in property funds should wait up to 180 days before they can get their money back, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority proposed on Monday. Open-ended property funds offe...
Aug 03, 2020
Rival drugmakers launch joint trial of medicines for COVID-19
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Rival drugmakers AbbVie Inc , Amgen Inc and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Inc on Monday said they have begun treating patients in a trial to quickly show whether a drug from each...
Aug 03, 2020
Russia scraps plans to avoid double taxation with Cyprus: ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Finance Ministry said on Monday it was scrapping a proposal to avoid double taxation with Cyprus. The Mediterranean island has been an important destination for Russian bus...
Aug 03, 2020
