Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Figure skating: ISU Grand Prix Series to go ahead, events targeted at domestic skaters
(Reuters) - Figure skating's Grand Prix Series will take place as scheduled in October and November, but will be run as events targeted at domestic skaters to limit travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Aug 05, 2020
India's Modi to launch construction of Hindu temple on site of razed mosque
By Saurabh Sharma AYODHYA, India (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a plaque on Wednesday to kick off the construction of a Hindu temple in the northern city of Ayodhya on a s...
Aug 05, 2020
Britain's banks brace for $22 billion loan losses as outlook darkens
By Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks took a gloomier view than almost all their European peers in their second quarter earnings, as coronavirus fears, Brexit and low i...
Aug 05, 2020
Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine candidate found safe in early-stage human trial
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Zydus Cadila said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine candidate was found to be safe and well-tolerated in an early-stage human trial. The company will now start a mid-stag...
Aug 05, 2020
Are they any use? With Europe's black-box coronavirus apps it's hard to tell
By Padraic Halpin and Douglas Busvine DUBLIN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's experiment in using technology to fight coronavirus has achieved some early successes: millions of people have downloaded smart...
Aug 05, 2020
MLB roundup: Marlins end hiatus with shutout win
Starter Pablo Lopez tossed five scoreless innings, Francisco Cervelli and Jesus Aguilar homered, and the Miami Marlins returned from an eight-day hiatus with a 4-0 shutout of the host Baltimore Oriole...
Aug 05, 2020
BMW plunges to second-quarter EBIT loss as coronavirus pandemic hits car sales
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW said it expected an operating profit for the full year even as coronavirus lockdowns pushed the carmaker to a second-quarter operating loss as deliveries of luxury cars fell ...
Aug 05, 2020
Ukraine reports record daily new coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine reported a record daily high of 1,271 new coronavirus cases on Aug. 4, the country's council of security and defense said on Wednesday. The number of new infections has increa...
Aug 05, 2020
Swiss health minister says new national COVID-19 restrictions unlikely
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's health minister said on Wednesday that new country-wide measures to check the recent spike in coronavirus cases are "unlikely" at present. The number of cases has quad...
Aug 05, 2020
Czechs record biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases since end-June
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported on Wednesday its biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases since the end of June as a recent uptick in infections stays elevated. The central European ...
Aug 05, 2020
