Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Congo's SMB says three dead in attack on its coltan mine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Socit Minire de Bisunzu (SMB) on Wednesday said three people were killed and a three others were injured in a grenade attack on its coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic ...
Jun 24, 2020
Singapore telecoms operators select Nokia, Ericsson to build 5G networks
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Telecoms operators in Singapore said they had selected Nokia and Ericsson to build infrastructure for new 5G networks. A joint venture between M1 and Starhub awarded one of the c...
Jun 24, 2020
No sweet victory for Assad as economy collapses and U.S. sanctions hit
By Tom Perry and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Just last year, President Bashar al-Assad seemed on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his diplomatic isolation and recove...
Jun 24, 2020
Swissport to cut up to 4,556 jobs in UK and Ireland: internal letter
LONDON (Reuters) - Aviation services company Swissport said it could cut up to 4,556 jobs, or up to 53% of its workforce in the UK and Ireland, as it forecasts regional revenues will be cut by half as...
Jun 24, 2020
All African countries now have coronavirus lab testing capacity: WHO chief
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - All African countries have developed laboratory capacity to test for the coronavirus, as of Tuesday, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wedn...
Jun 24, 2020
Migrant workers need support, jobs at home after pandemic disruption: ILO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. labour agency appealed to governments on Wednesday to support tens of millions of migrant workers forced to return to their homelands due to the corona...
Jun 24, 2020
Exclusive: Lufthansa draws up 'Plan B' to prevent insolvency - source
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa has drawn up a plan to prevent an insolvency should a virtual extraordinary shareholders' meeting on Thursday fail to approve a $10 billion government bailout, a compan...
Jun 24, 2020
British PM Johnson dismisses criticism on local lockdowns, coronavirus app
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dismissed criticism on Wednesday of his government's plans to implement local lockdowns if there are flare ups of the novel coronavirus and of a...
Jun 24, 2020
Fulcrum Therapeutics begins trial of muscle disorder drug for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc said on Wednesday it has started the late-stage trial of its experimental muscle disorder drug, losmapimod, in high-risk hospitalized adults tested positive for CO...
Jun 24, 2020
India's Hetero prices experimental COVID-19 drug remdesivir at $71 per 100 mg vial
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Hetero Labs Ltd has priced its generic version of remdesivir, Gilead's experimental COVID-19 drug, at 5,400 rupees ($71) per 100-milligram vial, the drugmaker said on Wed...
Jun 24, 2020
