Author Archives: Syndicated Content
$2 billion needed to develop COVID-19 shot, says epidemic response group
LONDON (Reuters) - A global coalition set up to fight epidemic diseases issued a call on Friday for $2 billion to support the development of a vaccine against the new coronavirus that is causing COVID...
Mar 06, 2020
Italian car sales 'could fall over 15%' amid coronavirus spread
MILAN (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak and a weak economic outlook could trigger a fall of more than 15% in car sales in Italy this year, foreign car manufacturers association UNRAE said on Friday...
Mar 06, 2020
Brazil auto production may stop in April as coronavirus hits parts supplies
By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil carmakers might have to suspend production in April due to a lack of parts from China, where the coronavirus outbreak has hit suppliers and affected g...
Mar 06, 2020
Czechs returning from Italian breaks to be quarantined
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Thousands of Czechs returning from holidays in Italy will have to go into quarantine for two weeks or face fines as part of efforts to curb the coronavirus, health officials said on...
Mar 06, 2020
Chipotle founder Steve Ells leaves board, CEO Niccol to add chairman role
(Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Friday founder Steve Ells has stepped down from the board, handing over the role of executive chairman to Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol. Since foundin...
Mar 06, 2020
Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 27: AMAQ
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic state claimed responsibility for an attack in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed at least 27 people, the group's Amaq news agency reported on Friday on its telegram channel...
Mar 06, 2020
No plans for fiscal reform, says Mexican president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that his administration had no plans for fiscal reforms and reiterated one of his main election campaign promises -...
Mar 06, 2020
U.S. consumer finance regulator seeks to pay whistleblowers for tips
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said on Friday that she is asking Congress to give the regulator power to pay whistleblowers ...
Mar 06, 2020
From Japanese government to Italian banks, demand for debt insurance rises
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of insuring exposure to sovereign as well as corporate debt rose almost across the board on Friday as the spread of coronavirus raised the prospect of debt di...
Mar 06, 2020
Banks in London send more staff home as virus spreads
By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - More than 50 staff at Societe Generale's London office were working from home on Friday as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavir...
Mar 06, 2020
