Author Archives: Syndicated Content
"India's George Floyds": Father-son death in police custody sparks outrage
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI (Reuters) - Outrage at the death of a father-son duo in the custody of Indian police earlier this week mounted on Saturday, with thousands on social media comparing the i...
Jun 27, 2020
Roche not yet meeting demand for molecular COVID-19 tests, chairman says
VIENNA (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche is unable to meet demand for molecular tests to identify active COVID-19 infections, its chairman told Swiss daily Tagesanzeiger. "The demand exceeds our produ...
Jun 27, 2020
ECB's German board member pushes back on court challenge
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's super easy monetary policy is necessary and its benefits far outweigh its side effects, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel said on Saturday, pushing bac...
Jun 27, 2020
Poland's Play could sell some of its network infrastructure: source
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish mobile operator Play Communications is considering selling some of its network infrastructure, a source familiar with the process told Reuters. The company could follow simil...
Jun 27, 2020
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections with 1,385 cases
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Saturday reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections with 1,385 new cases, taking the total to 52,812, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said....
Jun 27, 2020
Hong Kong police refuse permission for march to mark handover
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong police department on Saturday denied permission for an annual march in the former British colony on July 1 to mark the anniversary of the city's 1997 return to Chin...
Jun 27, 2020
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree Nile dam deal in weeks
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will agree a deal to fill the giant Blue Nile dam in two to three weeks, following mediation by the African Union to broker a deal to end a decade-lon...
Jun 27, 2020
Russia's daily number of new coronavirus cases stays below 7,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday reported 6,852 new coronavirus cases, a figure that keeps the daily rise below 7,000 for a second day in a row for the first time since late April. The new cases ...
Jun 27, 2020
Indonesia central bank ready to finance more fiscal deficit to fight pandemic impact
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank is ready to further finance the government's budget deficit and "share the burden" of fighting the coronavirus outbreak, the bank's chief told an online se...
Jun 27, 2020
Czech coronavirus cases rise just as holidays start
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic recorded 168 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, authorities said, the highest daily rise in cases since early April just as the country is starting the two-m...
Jun 27, 2020
