Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia to supply 17 more countries with COVID-19 drug Avifavir
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's sovereign wealth fund and its partner Chemrar will supply the COVID-19 drug Avifavir to 17 additional countries, the fund said in a statement on Thursday. Avifavir gained a...
Sep 24, 2020
Russia reports 6,595 new coronavirus cases, 149 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 6,595 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its highest daily increase since July 12. The authorities said 149 more people had died, bringing the o...
Sep 24, 2020
EU says Belarus’ Lukashenko not legitimate president
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko is not the legitimate president of Belarus, the European Union said on Thursday, saying his abrupt swearing-in on Wednesday went dir...
Sep 24, 2020
Ryanair to put UK staff on unpaid leave if furlough scheme dropped: CEO
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair will put unneeded British staff on unpaid leave if the UK government does not provide a "proper" furlough scheme, Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said on Thursday, as ...
Sep 24, 2020
Myanmar’s ‘maximum containment’ COVID plan pushed to brink as virus surges
By Shoon Naing YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar has quarantined tens of thousands of people to prevent a coronavirus outbreak from overwhelming its fragile healthcare system but public health experts and do...
Sep 24, 2020
Portland police declare riot during protests after Breonna Taylor ruling
(Reuters) - Police in Portland, Oregon declared a riot late on Wednesday after protesters damaged a police building in unrest that followed the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. "To thos...
Sep 24, 2020
AstraZeneca still waiting for FDA decision to resume U.S. trial, CEO says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is still waiting for the go-ahead from the U.S. drug regulator to restart the clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine hopeful in the United States, Chief Executive Pas...
Sep 24, 2020
UK’s Sunak to extend tax cut for hospitality and tourism: Times
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce an extension of the VAT sales tax cut for the hospitality and tourism industry through to the end of March, the Times newspaper re...
Sep 24, 2020
Indonesian protesters target government’s flagship jobs bill
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian activists and workers held rallies across the country on Thursday to protest against President Joko Widodo's flagship Job Creation bill, as parliament moves closer to wr...
Sep 24, 2020
Global sell-off drives European stocks to three-month lows
(Reuters) - A sell-off in global risk assets drove European equities to near three-month lows on Thursday, as the absence of fresh stimulus for the U.S. economy and a second wave of coronavirus cases ...
Sep 24, 2020
