Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BoE's Haldane sees long-term COVID risks, perhaps not 'The End of the World'
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane said there was a risk that the coronavirus pandemic would cause a long-term hit to spending by companies saddled with higher debts and b...
May 11, 2020
Chinese advisers call for talks on new trade deal with U.S.: Global Times
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hawkish voices have emerged in China seeking a reevaluation of its Phase 1 trade deal with the United States, with some advisers urging fresh talks, a state-controlled tabloid said...
May 11, 2020
Gloved and masked, Belgians head back into shops after lockdown
By Hortense de Roffignac and Bart Biesemans BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium allowed most of its shops to reopen on Monday with strict hygiene rules for customers, following in the footsteps of Spain in a...
May 11, 2020
Bristol Myers to pay bluebird $200 million for future royalties on cancer therapies
(Reuters) - Bluebird bio Inc said on Monday Bristol Myers Squibb Co would give it a one-time payment of $200 million to buy out obligations for future royalties on sales outside the United States of t...
May 11, 2020
Exclusive: Toyota to cut North American output by 29% through October - source
By Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp plans to slash production in North America by nearly a third through October due to the coronavirus crisis and expects it will take some time for ou...
May 11, 2020
Togo reports an outbreak of African swine fever
LOME (Reuters) - Togo reported an outbreak of African swine fever in a farm northwest of the capital Lome, where 44 pigs have died of the disease since April 18. "Analyses at the Lome central veterina...
May 11, 2020
Cycling: Olympic champion Van der Breggen to retire after Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Dutch Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen has said she will retire from cycling after defending her road race title at the rescheduled Tokyo Games in 2021. The 30-year-old, who won road ...
May 11, 2020
Turkey cancels basketball, volleyball seasons due to outbreak
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey canceled its basketball and volleyball leagues for the 2019-2020 season on Monday, with no relegated teams and the current standings valid for European competition, following...
May 11, 2020
Merkel: We must stick to basic rules even as coronavirus lockdown eases
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday stressed that people needed to continue keeping their distance from one another and covering their mouths and noses even as Germany eases some of ...
May 11, 2020
UK's coronavirus death toll rises 210 to 32,065
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's COVID-19 death toll has risen by 210 to 32,065, according to figures announced on Monday by the Department of Health. The figures, collated by government agency Public Hea...
May 11, 2020
