Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Let's not blow it now, folks' says PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britons not to abuse their new found freedoms this weekend when pubs and restaurants reopen for the first time in months, telling people to act re...
Jul 03, 2020
UK's Sunak to make announcement on jobs support next week
LONDON (Reuters) - Finance minister Rishi Sunak will next week make an announcement on the government's job support schemes, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. "You'll be hearing more about ...
Jul 03, 2020
Deutsche Bank eyes payment systems, including Wirecard: Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank is on the lookout for expansion opportunities in the area of payments systems, the lender's strategy director said in response to a question about the lender's interes...
Jul 03, 2020
'I don't believe in gestures', says UK PM Johnson on 'taking the knee'
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he does not believe in gestures and people should not be bullied into doing things they don't want to do, when asked on Friday whether he w...
Jul 03, 2020
Coronavirus mortality in Italy is highest among poor, study shows
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Poor Italians are significantly more likely to die of the coronavirus than higher-income groups, the country's first significant study into the disease's disproportiona...
Jul 03, 2020
Historic slump among UK companies levels off in June: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - The historic slump across British businesses levelled off last month as some of the economy reopened following an easing of the coronavirus lockdown, a business survey showed on Fri...
Jul 03, 2020
Money market funds see largest redemptions since December 19: BofA
LONDON (Reuters) - Money market funds saw their largest redemptions since December 2019 in the week to Wednesday, BofA said in a report on Friday, while $7.1 billion was pulled out of equity funds. Bo...
Jul 03, 2020
Steroid drug purchased for COVID patients in poor countries: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - An initial purchase of the steroid dexamethasone, shown to be effective in treating severe or critical COVID-19 patients, will be made for up to 4.5 million people in low- and middl...
Jul 03, 2020
South Korea's Moon shuffles top aides in bid to revive North Korea talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Friday tapped officials known for advocating inter-Korean engagement as chiefs of national security, intelligence and unificati...
Jul 03, 2020
Short timeline for India vaccine test raises doubts among health experts
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Sachin Ravikumar NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - The chief of India's top clinical research agency said in a leaked letter circulated on Friday it envisaged launching a novel co...
Jul 03, 2020
