Author Archives: Syndicated Content
World food prices dip in February, cereal outlook up: U.N.
ROME (Reuters) - World food prices slipped in February, ending four months of successive increases, driven by falls in prices for vegetable oils, meat and grains, the United Nations food agency said o...
Mar 05, 2020
Swiss report first coronavirus death
ZURICH (Reuters) - A 74-year-old woman in western Switzerland has died after contracting the new coronavirus, the country's first death from the rapidly spreading disease outbreak, regional police sai...
Mar 05, 2020
Record profit lifts Aviva shares, pays out on coronavirus claims
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Aviva shares jumped on Thursday as the life and general insurer posted a record profit in its first year under chief executive Maurice Tulloch, although he said coro...
Mar 05, 2020
Robotic arm designed in China could help save lives on medical frontline
By Martin Pollard SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Researchers at one of China's top universities have designed a robot they say could help save lives on the frontline during the coronavirus outbreak. The machine...
Mar 05, 2020
India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry: sources
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Philip George NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is planning to backstop its growing electronics sector by arranging to airlift components from China, three government officials said...
Mar 05, 2020
As India coronavirus cases spike, experts daunted by prospect of South Asia spread
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - India has ramped up the screening of travelers to keep the coronavirus at bay but a flurry of new cases has experts warning that it may be hard to contain a s...
Mar 05, 2020
Iraq cancels Friday prayer in Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala over coronavirus - statement
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq canceled Friday prayers in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala due to concerns about the coronavirus, a statement from the holy site administration said on Thursday. Kerbal...
Mar 05, 2020
Britain's John Lewis launches strategy review after profit slide
LONDON (Reuters) - British employee-owned retailer, the John Lewis Partnership, has launched a strategic review of its business after reporting a 23% fall in annual profit, a third straight decline, p...
Mar 05, 2020
Turkey's S-400 purchase serious concern for the United States, Jeffrey says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems is a very serious concern as Washington considers what support to offer over Syria's Idlib, the U.S. special representative for ...
Mar 05, 2020
Finland's Nokia announces 5G partnership with Intel
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia Oyj has entered into partnership with Intel to accelerate its so-far sluggish shift to 5G, the company said on Thursday, a day after announcing a similar deal with...
Mar 05, 2020
