Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tests and more tests for players as PGA Tour prepares for return
(Reuters) - Golfers and caddies returning to the PGA Tour next month will face a battery of tests and safety measures as they adjust to tournament golf in the era of novel coronavirus. Golf Channel sa...
May 12, 2020
IMF says set to back Chile's request for $23.8 billion flexible credit line
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said its managing director would recommend approval of Chile's request for a two-year, $23.8 billion flexible credit line, given the L...
May 12, 2020
UK opens 10 billion pound COVID-19 aid programme for self-employed
LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of British self-employed workers will be able to apply for one-off grants of up to 7,500 pounds ($9,210) from Wednesday, as part of a government assistance package for peop...
May 12, 2020
Investment banks cut jobs despite coronavirus trading surge: Coalition
LONDON (Reuters) - Investments banks cut jobs at the fastest pace in six years during a first quarter in 2020 even though the coronavirus pandemic triggered a surge in volatility and boosted revenues ...
May 12, 2020
A tale of two Japanese drugs in tests to fight COVID-19
By Rocky Swift and Christine Soares TOKYO (Reuters) - In the global hunt for coronavirus treatments, a Japanese antiviral medicine known as Avigan has won plaudits from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and $...
May 12, 2020
UK retail sales plunge 19% in April as COVID lockdown hits: BRC
LONDON (Reuters) - British retail spending plunged by nearly a fifth in April as the government's coronavirus lockdown hammered the sector, and a broader measure of consumer spending tumbled by more t...
May 12, 2020
Aiming to thwart China, U.S. senator pushes rare earths funding bill
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz introduced legislation on Tuesday to help revive the U.S. rare earths industry with tax breaks for mine developers and manufacturers who buy their ...
May 12, 2020
UK researchers try to crack genetic riddle of COVID-19
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - British researchers will study the genes of thousands of ill COVID-19 patients to try to crack one of the most puzzling riddles of the novel coronavirus: why do...
May 12, 2020
The U.S. needs more fiscal help to fight coronavirus, Fed officials say
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - U.S. businesses and households are going to need more fiscal support to get through what will likely be a longer period of recovery from the coronavirus shutdown than initial...
May 12, 2020
Colombia to look into TikTok's treatment of children's data
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's commerce regulator said on Tuesday it would look into whether Chinese-owned social media app TikTok complies with laws on the collection and treatment of children's and a...
May 12, 2020
