Author Archives: Syndicated Content
CVS to offer three over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for use at home
(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp said on Monday it would offer three over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at its drugstores as well as online, expanding access to home testing in the United States. With schools...
Apr 19, 2021
Non-stop cremations cast doubt on India’s counting of COVID dead
By Sumit Khanna, Alasdair Pal and Saurabh Sharma AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Gas and firewood furnaces at a crematorium in the western Indian state of Gujurat have been running so long without a brea...
Apr 19, 2021
Chinese watchdog keeps eye on foreign investment in stock markets
By Kevin Yao BOAO, China (Reuters) - Chinese regulators are closely monitoring flows of foreign capital in and out of the country, government officials said on Monday, as overseas interest in Chinese ...
Apr 19, 2021
EU’s Borrell cites progress in Iran nuclear talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Monday he saw a willingness to save the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and global powers, citing progress in talks in Vie...
Apr 19, 2021
Swiss pharma firm Relief, U.S. partner fight after hopes dented for COVID-19 drug
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss company whose market capitalization rose at one time to more than 1.5 billion Swiss francs ($1.6 billion) on hopes an old drug it owned would succeed against COVID-19 is emb...
Apr 19, 2021
Egypt targets cell suspected of killing Christian in Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have shot dead three suspected Islamist militants accused of targeting Coptic Christians and involvement in the execution-style killing of a 62-year-old man ...
Apr 19, 2021
Russia seen raising rates on Friday amid high inflation, sanctions: Reuters poll
By Andrey Ostroukh and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank will raise its key interest rate on Friday by 25 or 50 basis points, amid high inflation and intensified geopolitical ...
Apr 19, 2021
Zoom launches $100 million fund to invest in apps using its technology
(Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc on Monday said it has created a $100 million fund to invest in startup software companies that build apps using its technology. The video conferencing company...
Apr 19, 2021
Russian military build-up near Ukraine numbers more than 150,000 troops, EU’s Borrell says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia has concentrated more than 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border and in annexed Crimea, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday after EU foreign ministers were brie...
Apr 19, 2021
United adds flights to Europe as countries reopen to vaccinated travelers
(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Monday it was adding three flights to destinations in Europe from July as countries begin reopening to vaccinated travelers. The airline said in a stat...
Apr 19, 2021
