Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. alleges Regeneron used drug charity to pay kickbacks
BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, accusing it of using a charity that helps cover Medicare patients' drug costs as a means to pay kickback...
Jun 24, 2020
Law firm Weitz & Luxenberg says has reached Glyphosate settlement with Bayer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Weitz & Luxenberg said on Wednesday it and other law firms reached a settlement with Bayer on behalf of almost one hundred thousand Americans who had been diagnosed with cancer a...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. plans to end funding for coronavirus testing sites end of this month: report
(Reuters) - The Trump administration is planning to end federal funding and support for coronavirus testing sites at the end of this month, CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing NBC News. (Reporting by R...
Jun 24, 2020
Factbox: More U.S. companies join Facebook ad boycott bandwagon
(Reuters) - A handful of U.S. companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc in support of a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platfo...
Jun 24, 2020
In Gaza, two babies fall victim to stalled Israeli-Palestinian ties
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Desperate efforts to save the lives of two critically ill infants in Gaza ended in tragedy after medical transfers to Israel were paralysed by tensions over its p...
Jun 24, 2020
Unarmed D.C. National Guard to help protect monuments if needed, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops were on standby to assist law enforcement personnel with protecting some historical monuments, U.S. officials said on W...
Jun 24, 2020
SocGen unit to pay $3.1 million to settle U.S. charges of deficient data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. broker-dealer unit of France's Societe Generale has agreed to pay $3.1 million to settle charges of providing deficient data to U.S. regulators, statements from America...
Jun 24, 2020
Iraqi doctor bets on plasma treatment in search of COVID breakthrough
By Mohammed Aty BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - In a hospital ward in Iraq, doctor Ali Salam Abdullah and a smiling patient hold up a large blood bag full of the yellow liquid that he hopes will help turn the...
Jun 24, 2020
McDonald's shutters iconic Times Square location forever
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bright lights on McDonald's old Times Square location in New York City have dimmed forever as the burger chain focuses on its newer flagship location up the str...
Jun 24, 2020
Web Summit to take place in Portugal in December if virus ebbs
By Supantha Mukherjee and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Europe's biggest technology conference, the Web Summit, is in talks with the Portuguese government to organise its annual event in Lisbon i...
Jun 24, 2020
