Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU watchdog assessing Gilead application for COVID-19 treatment
(Reuters) - The European health regulator said on Monday it had received an application from U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc for approval of its antiviral drug, remdesivir, as a potential COVID-19 ...
Jun 08, 2020
'Hunger is worse than corona': Sudanese demand end to lockdown amid economic woes
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Like many Sudanese, car mechanic Mohamed Othman says the government must end its coronavirus lockdown now so that he can get back to work because "me and my fa...
Jun 08, 2020
Iran urges people to wear face masks amid fears of new coronavirus wave
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's health ministry urged people on Monday to wear face masks in public areas, state television reported, following warnings that the Islamic Republic could face a new wave of cor...
Jun 08, 2020
Belgium to lose three years of growth due to pandemic
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's economy is set for three years of lost growth from the COVID-19 pandemic as the 2021-2022 recovery fails to make up for a 9% decline forecast for th...
Jun 08, 2020
ECB's actions 'proportionate' to the risk it faces, Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's aggressive stimulus measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic are proportionate to the risks faced by the euro zone economy, ECB President Chri...
Jun 08, 2020
One third of 2019 Swiss investment sustainable, study finds
By Oliver Hirt ZURICH (Reuters) - Roughly one third of assets managed in Switzerland was invested sustainably in 2019, an increase of 62% from the previous year, a study published on Monday found. The...
Jun 08, 2020
British financier Staveley's $2 billion Barclays lawsuit hits High Court
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - British buinesswoman Amanda Staveley's private equity firm told London's High Court on Monday it had received a "substantially worse" deal than Qatar when its synd...
Jun 08, 2020
Up to 12 infected in Congo's new Ebola outbreak: WHO
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Up to 12 people have been found infected with Ebola in a new outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday...
Jun 08, 2020
'Enough is enough': South African opposition leads protests outside U.S. missions
PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Demonstrators gathered outside U.S. missions in South African cities on Monday to condemn the killing of George Floyd, the black man whose death in police custody has...
Jun 08, 2020
UK COVID-19 death toll grows by 55: lowest rise since March 22
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 55 to 40,597 as of 1600 GMT on June 7, the lowest rise since a lockdown was imposed by Prime Minister Boris ...
Jun 08, 2020
