Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO halts trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients
b'b\'GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in its large multi-country trial of treatments for COVID-19 patients ...
Jun 17, 2020
French Open pushed back one week, includes qualifying draw
b'b\'(Reuters) - The re-scheduled French Open will begin a week later on Sept. 27 following a qualifying draw, organizers confirmed on Wednesday after the ATP and WTA Tours announced their revised cal...
Jun 17, 2020
Powell repeats Fed to use full range of tools to aid economy
b'b\'(Reuters) - With a full U.S. economic recovery out of reach until the coronavirus pandemic is brought to heel, the Federal Reserve will use its "full range of tools" to cushion households and bus...
Jun 17, 2020
Spain to trial coronavirus tracing app on holiday island
b'b\'By Isla Binnie\\nMADRID (Reuters) - Spain will trial a new smartphone app aimed at helping to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus on one of the Canary Islands, authorities said on Wednesday....
Jun 17, 2020
Regulators stand ready to help banks further in pandemic
b'b\'By Huw Jones\\nLONDON (Reuters) - Banks will be given sufficient time to replenish capital buffers dented by heavier lending and rising loan losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, global banking re...
Jun 17, 2020
French economy to slump 17% in second-quarter despite May rebound: INSEE
b'b"PARIS (Reuters) - France\'s economy should shrink less than expected in the second quarter as business activity began recovering in May after a nationwide lockdown was eased, the INSEE official st...
Jun 17, 2020
Merkel urges caution despite fewer coronavirus cases
b'b"BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Wednesday to remain cautious and stick to social distancing rules, but also added that the number of new coronavirus infections had sta...
Jun 17, 2020
Israel signs agreement with Moderna for potential COVID-19 vaccine
b'b\'JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has signed an agreement with Moderna Inc for the future purchase of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.\\n"Israel has...
Jun 17, 2020
Cuban dons full-body cardboard shield against coronavirus
b'b\'HAVANA (Reuters) - Ever since the novel coronavirus reached Cuba, a tall cardboard box with arms and legs can be seen tottering around a Havana suburb, popping into the bakery or butchers, or bro...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. shale companies to boost oil output by 500,000 bpd by month-end
b'b\'By Devika Krishna Kumar and Jennifer Hiller\\nNEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. shale producers are expected to restore roughly half a million barrels per day (bpd) of crude output by the end of ...
Jun 17, 2020
