Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biogen joins consortium for building COVID-19 'biobank'
(Reuters) - Biogen Inc said on Thursday it had joined a consortium to build a collection of biological and medical data, where its employees who had tested and recovered from the coronavirus would be ...
Apr 16, 2020
Yemen's war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat
TAIZ/SANAA (Reuters) - In a hospital in the Yemeni city of Taiz, medics scarred by five years of war are marshalling scant resources to face a new enemy. The coronavirus epidemic has yet to make clear...
Apr 16, 2020
Abbott posts 16% fall in profit, suspends 2020 forecast on coronavirus concerns
(Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc posted a 16% drop in quarterly profit on Thursday partly due to a tax expense and suspended its full-year forecast citing the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus ...
Apr 16, 2020
Tokyo Games must focus on 'must haves' to cut costs: Coates
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympics organisers must reduce costs related to the postponed Tokyo Games by focusing on the "must-haves", IOC Coordination Commission chief John Coates said followi...
Apr 16, 2020
Gulf Arab states to create food supply safety network over coronavirus outbreak: Kuwait News Agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) six Arab monarchies have approved Kuwait's proposal for a common network for food supply safety, the state-run Kuwait News Agency reported on Thu...
Apr 16, 2020
Portugal's TAP asks for state-backed loan to survive coronavirus
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's flag carrier TAP has asked for a state-backed loan to aid the survival of the company, which is at its most fragile since it was founded, board Chairman Miguel Frasquilho...
Apr 16, 2020
Vietjet agrees loan repayment delays with lenders
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietjet Aviation has reached agreements with its lenders to delay repayments on loans it used to buy aircraft, the Vietnamese budget airline said on Thursday. "Vietjet has reached ag...
Apr 16, 2020
India says Zoom 'not a safe platform' for video conferencing
By Sachin Ravikumar BENGALURU (Reuters) - India said on Thursday videoconferencing software Zoom is "not a safe platform", joining other countries that have expressed concern about the security of an ...
Apr 16, 2020
New Zealand activist flies flag of environmental revolution with election run
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - The growing green concerns that will be in the spotlight on Earth Day next week are mirrored in a call for an "environmental revolution" by an 18-year-old New Zealand activist loo...
Apr 16, 2020
Barrick expects drop in first-quarter gold production
(Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp said on Thursday it expects first-quarter gold production of 1.25 million ounces, lower than its output in the year-ago period. Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said ...
Apr 16, 2020
