Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Africa wants IMF, World Bank and EU support on debt relief - UNECA
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - African finance ministers want International Monetary Fund, World Bank and European Unions support for bilateral, multilateral and commercial debt relief, according to a state...
Apr 01, 2020
India likely to soon ease some drug export curbs after U.S. pressure - sources
By Neha Dasgupta NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will likely relax some export restrictions on pharmaceutical products soon due to intense pressure from the United States which is worried about drug short...
Apr 01, 2020
Malaysia reports 142 new coronavirus cases, total tops 2,900
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 142 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 2,908, the highest in Southeast Asia. The health ministry said it has recorded a total of 45 deat...
Apr 01, 2020
Olympic flame passed to Fukushima during low-key ceremony
By Jack Tarrant FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organizers left the Olympic flame in the hands of Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday where it will be on display in a lantern for the next month ...
Apr 01, 2020
British American Tobacco working on COVID-19 vaccine using tobacco leaves
(Reuters) - British American Tobacco, the maker of Dunhill and Lucky Strike cigarettes, said on Wednesday its U.S. biotech unit was working on a potential vaccine for COVID-19 using proteins extracted...
Apr 01, 2020
Moscow unveils coronavirus tracking app as national lockdown widens
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in Moscow unveiled a smartphone app designed to keep tabs on people who have been ordered to stay at home because of the coronavirus and Russia on Wednesday expanded its...
Apr 01, 2020
China and Australia target Pacific with coronavirus aid
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Beijing has ramped up its diplomatic push into the Pacific, pledging coronavirus aid and medical advice, although its efforts are being impeded as islands close bo...
Apr 01, 2020
Exclusive: China may ease electric car quotas, delay emission rules to help automakers - sources
By Yilei Sun and Norihiko Shirouzu BEIJING (Reuters) - China is considering temporarily easing quotas designed to boost production of electric cars to help automakers badly bruised by the coronavirus ...
Apr 01, 2020
Euro zone jobless rate hits 12-year low on eve of virus measures
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Unemployment in the euro zone fell to a 12-year low in February, the month before coronavirus containment measures began to be introduced widely across Europe. The jobless rate wa...
Apr 01, 2020
Chinese scientists seeking potential COVID-19 treatment find 'effective' antibodies
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - A team of Chinese scientists has isolated several antibodies that it says are "extremely effective" at blocking the ability of the new coronavirus to enter c...
Apr 01, 2020
