Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sobi shares fall 16% as Avatrombopag study fails to meet primary endpoint
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Rare disease drug maker Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) said on Friday that its phase 3 study of Avatrombopag had not met its primary endpoint, sending the company's shares sharp...
Oct 09, 2020
Exclusive: Duke Energy boosts capital spending to fight climate change
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. utility Duke Energy Corp plans billions of dollars of new spending this decade as it ramps up efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions, executives told Reut...
Oct 09, 2020
U.S. government simplifies forgiveness process for smallest pandemic aid loans
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government will greatly simplify the process by which borrowers of a $525-billion-pandemic-relief fund do not have to repay some of the smallest loans, the Department of ...
Oct 09, 2020
Germany agrees stricter anti-COVID measures for virus hot spots
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and mayors from Germany's 11 largest cities agreed on Friday to adopt stricter anti-coronavirus measures if infections exceed a threshold of 50 cas...
Oct 09, 2020
SailGP looks beyond wind power to hit climate positive goal
By Alexander Smith LONDON (Reuters) - SailGP aims to be climate positive when its "foiling" F50 catamarans begin their second season next year, in a move it hopes will speed up the electrification of ...
Oct 09, 2020
Turkish court approves new indictment against philanthropist Kavala
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court has approved an indictment accusing philanthropist Osman Kavala of helping organise an attempted coup in 2016, his lawyers said, eight months af...
Oct 09, 2020
Cycling: UCI says Doltcini-Van Eyck's Bracke faces disciplinary proceedings
(Reuters) - Cycling's world governing body said on Friday that Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport women's team manager Marc Bracke had violated its code of ethics after an inquiry into allegations of harassment ...
Oct 09, 2020
Nearly three million migrants stranded by COVID-19 - U.N. report
GENEVA (Reuters) - Coronavirus border closures and restrictions have stranded nearly 3 million migrants around the world who want to return home but cannot, the U.N. migration agency said on Friday, a...
Oct 09, 2020
Biden's first step on taxes may be cracking down on cheats, Democrats say
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will reverse Republican tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations on "day one" if he wins November's election, his Democratic running mate, Senator Kam...
Oct 09, 2020
Germany agrees stricter anti-COVID measures for virus hot spots
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and mayors from Germany's 11 largest cities agreed on Friday to adopt stricter anti-coronavirus measures if infections exceed a threshold of 50 cas...
Oct 09, 2020
