Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesians act to feed poor as lockdown hits daily wage earners
By Heru Asiprihanto and Adi Kurniawan DEPOK, Indonesia (Reuters) - Alarmed by how the coronavirus pandemic has left many Indonesians destitute, a group of volunteers are providing free meals to vulner...
May 18, 2020
Teva Pharm gets approval in China for Huntington's treatment
By Roxanne Liu and Tova Cohen BEIJING/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - China has given the greenlight to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' Austedo treatment for Huntington's disease, the company said on Monday. Tev...
May 18, 2020
Money markets ramp up bets on British interest rates falling below zero
LONDON (Reuters) - Money markets ramped up expectations of negative interest rates in the United Kingdom as policymakers debate further steps to support the struggling economy. Futures contracts from ...
May 18, 2020
Yemen could face 'catastrophic' food situation as pandemic worsens: FAO
By Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen, already pushed to the brink of famine by a five-year war, could see a "catastrophic" food security situation due to the coronavirus pandemic and lower remitta...
May 18, 2020
India's Swiggy to lay off 1,100 employees as COVID-19 hits online food orders
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian food delivery startup Swiggy said on Monday it would lay off 1,100 employees, or nearly 14% of its workforce, to cut costs, as a weeks-long nationwide lockdown to curb the...
May 18, 2020
China says Australia minister should use appropriate channel to contact China counterpart
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham should use the appropriate channels if he wishes to speak with his Chinese counterpart. Birm...
May 18, 2020
French President Macron to hold video conference with Merkel
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a video conference later on Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said a statement from Macron's office. The statement added that th...
May 18, 2020
India evacuates thousands threatened by cyclone amid coronavirus pandemic
BHUBANESWAR/KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - India began evacuating thousands of villagers and halted port operations ahead of a cyclone expected to hit its east coast this week, officials said on Monday, p...
May 18, 2020
French group Total buys up some assets from Portugal's EDP
PARIS (Reuters) - French energy group Total said on Monday it had agreed to buy up a large customer portfolio from Energas de Portugal and two of EDP's gas-fired combined cycle power plants, making it...
May 18, 2020
Six EU states to scrap bans on short-selling shares
LONDON (Reuters) - Six European Union states will scrap bans on short-selling shares introduced during bouts of extreme market volatility in March when national lockdowns were rolled out across the bl...
May 18, 2020
