Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mutation in new coronavirus increases chance of infection: study
(Reuters) - A specific mutation in the new coronavirus can significantly increase its ability to infect cells, according to a study by U.S. researchers. The research may explain why early outbreaks in...
Jun 15, 2020
Exclusive: Israel builds new Jerusalem road that will link settlements as government weighs West Bank annexation
By Stephen Farrell, Maayan Lubell and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Construction is under way on a major new ring road for Jerusalem that Israeli officials say will benefit all of its residents, bu...
Jun 15, 2020
China's response to COVID-19 better than U.S.'s, global poll finds
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Far more people around the world think China has responded well to the COVID-19 pandemic than those who think the United States has done a good job, a poll by th...
Jun 15, 2020
Crowds gather for coronavirus tests in Beijing amid new outbreak
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - On a sweltering Beijing afternoon, police vehicles blocked roads near the Guangan Sports Center complex and security guards warned the public to stay clear as reside...
Jun 15, 2020
Volkswagen expects very bad second-quarter, positive 2020 adjusted operating profit
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen expects a very bad second quarter, but also sees a positive adjusted operating profit before special items for 2020, Chief Financial Officer Frank Witter said in an inte...
Jun 15, 2020
Irish parties reach deal on new government but it needs ratification
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Green parties struck a deal to form a new coalition government on Monday that if ratified by members will end a months-long st...
Jun 15, 2020
China's premier says external environment for trade still grim in second half
BEIJING (Reuters) - The external environment for China's trade will still be grim and complex in the second half of the year, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday, adding the government must work hard to...
Jun 15, 2020
Factbox: How to turn around the UK's coronavirus slump - Sunak's options
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak is considering a range of measures, from tax cuts to hiring incentives, as he tries to steer the world's fifth-biggest economy towards recovery ...
Jun 15, 2020
Explainer: Europe steps up tech battle vs. coronavirus with German app
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany on Tuesday becomes the latest European country to launch a smartphone app that seeks to break the chain of coronavirus infection by tracking encounters be...
Jun 15, 2020
Sweden, Denmark promise help as SAS seeks $1.3 billion in new funds
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - SAS needs about 12.5 billion Swedish crowns ($1.3 billion) in new funding to survive the coronavirus pandemic, the airline said on Monday as it presented a recapitalisation plan....
Jun 15, 2020
