Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. government agrees to buy Becton's COVID-19 testing device
(Reuters) - Becton, Dickinson and Co said on Wednesday the U.S. government had agreed to buy its COVID-19 testing device and kits. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has agreed to buy it...
Jul 15, 2020
Japan medical workers warn pay reduction jeopardises patient care
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Striking medical workers at a hospital outside of Tokyo warned on Wednesday that cuts in their pay during the coronavirus epidemic would ultimately put at risk care fo...
Jul 15, 2020
Austria to lift travel warning for Italian region of Lombardy
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria will lift its travel warning for Lombardy, the region at the centre of Italy's novel coronavirus outbreak, because of a fall in infections, Austria's Foreign Ministry said o...
Jul 15, 2020
France says EU deal this week on recovery plan is possible
PARIS (Reuters) - France believes it is possible to reach an EU deal at the end of the week on the European recovery plan and budget, the office of the French presidency said on Wednesday. It also sai...
Jul 15, 2020
Britain showing too little realism over EU talks: German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Talks on Britain's future relationship with the European Union will be a major topic of bloc business from September, but until now Britain has shown insufficient realism about what...
Jul 15, 2020
Last Czechoslovak Communist-era ruling party chief Jakes dies
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Milos Jakes, the Czechoslovak Communist Party chief swept from power in the "Velvet Revolution" of 1989, has died aged 97, the party said on Wednesday. Jakes was the last Communist-...
Jul 15, 2020
Goldman Sachs profit rises on trading, underwriting boost
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, driven by strength its core bond trading and underwriting businesses. The bank's net earnings applicable to common sh...
Jul 15, 2020
Statistics for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Some statistics for Sunday's Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring, the third race of the 2020 season: Lap distance: 4.381km. Total distance: 306.630km (70 laps) 2019 pole: M...
Jul 15, 2020
EU plans clampdown on 'harmful' tax systems to aid recovery
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to clamp down on aggressive corporate tax planning regimes that distort the level playing field of the EU's sing...
Jul 15, 2020
Air strikes kill civilians in Yemen's al-Jawf province, residents say
DUBAI (Reuters) - Air strikes on Yemen's northern province of al-Jawf killed at least seven civilians on Wednesday, residents and an official from the Houthi movement said. The Houthi health ministry ...
Jul 15, 2020
