Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa’s Ramaphosa self-isolates after dinner guest gets COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into quarantine after a guest at a charity dinner he attended tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Wednesday. Afri...
Oct 28, 2020
Retailer Carrefour’s third-quarter sales accelerate, keeps goals under overhaul plan
PARIS (Reuters) - Carrefour , Europe's largest retailer, said on Wednesday it achieved record 8.4% like-for-like sales growth in the third quarter, reflecting a stronger performance in its key markets...
Oct 28, 2020
Novartis, Molecular Partners ink potential $230 million deal for COVID-19 candidates
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis has licensed global rights to two Molecular Partners' antiviral drugs that have potential to treat COVID-19 patients, the two companies said on Wednesday. Molecular Partner...
Oct 28, 2020
Italy’s antitrust probes Google for possible abuse of dominant position
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust said on Wednesday it was probing Google for a possible abuse of dominant position in the Italian market of display advertising. The regulator said that thanks to its...
Oct 28, 2020
Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - India's tally of coronavirus cases stood less than 10,000 away from the grim milestone of 8 million, while a Reuters tally showed nearly half a million people have contracted COVID-19 in t...
Oct 28, 2020
Canada’s Trudeau predicts ‘tough winter,’ deaths top 10,000
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday predicted a "tough winter" in the face of a second wave of COVID-19 infections engulfing much of the country, and ...
Oct 28, 2020
Australia’s Boxing Day test to have crowds of 25,000: minister
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Authorities are targeting crowds of at least 25,000 people per day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for Australia's second cricket test against India, a government official ...
Oct 28, 2020
Budding skiers hit indoor slopes ahead of China’s 2022 Winter Olympics
By Colin Qian and Ryan Woo SHAOXING, China (Reuters) - Xia Zhiyi drove his family 40 kilometres (25 miles) to an indoor ski park in China's eastern Shaoxing city so his 12-year old daughter could prac...
Oct 28, 2020
Zeta regains hurricane strength, set for Louisiana landfall
(Reuters) - Zeta has strengthened again into a hurricane and is expected to make landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Hurricane Zet...
Oct 28, 2020
China’s domestic jet fuel demand back to near pre-COVID levels
By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's domestic aviation fuel consumption rebounded to near pre-COVID levels in September, thanks to a fast recovery in passenger travel and cargo freight, althoug...
Oct 28, 2020
