Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oxford to study anti-inflammatory drug Humira as potential COVID-19 treatment
LONDON (Reuters) - Oxford University said on Wednesday it would study whether the world's best-selling prescription medicine, adalimumab, was an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients, the latest e...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
Mikako Kotani named Tokyo Olympics sports director
(Reuters) - Mikako Kotani, who won two bronze medals for Japan in the 1988 Olympics, has been named the sports director of the 2020 Tokyo Games and will take over from Oct. 1, the organising committee...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
Ex-Audi chief arrives in German court to face dieselgate charges
MUNICH (Reuters) - Rupert Stadler, former chief executive of Audi arrived in court in Munich on Wednesday to face fraud charges as part of Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal, which was uncovered ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
Taiwan trade deal on Trump administration's radar, lawmaker says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Republican lawmakers seeking to counter national security and economic threats from China is calling for the United States to open trade talks with Taiwan, a plan whi...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
'God chose me': Congo Ebola survivor finds new purpose
By By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - For Esperance Nyabintu, catching Ebola was a curse and a gift from God. A year ago the virus killed her husband. Most of her nei...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
Buoyant Boohoo lifts profit despite supply chain scandal
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Boohoo reported a 51% increase in first half profit and raised its full year guidance on Wednesday, with publicity over failings in its supply chain showing no impact...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
Slovakia reports its largest single-day count of new COVID-19 cases
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia has reported 567 new coronavirus cases, the largest single-day tally since the COVID-19 pandemic started this year, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The central Eu...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
No time for 'Chicken Licken' pessimism over economy: BoE's Haldane
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane said there was a risk that overly pessimistic, "Chicken Licken" views about the coronavirus crisis would hold back Britain's recovery fr...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
Euro zone deflation risks balanced, ECB's Kazimir says
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The risk of deflation in the euro zone is balanced but it is better for the European Central Bank to act preventively than to face a costly recovery, ECB Governing Council membe...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
ArcelorMittal commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2050
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal , the world's largest steelmaker, committed on Wednesday to being carbon neutral by 2050, although it said a level playing field with green border adjustments and ab...
Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2020
