Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Commerzbank to drop EY as auditor from 2022 in wake of Wirecard scandal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank said on Wednesday it would drop EY as its auditor from 2022 in the wake of the Wirecard accounting scandal. EY had signed off for years on the accounts of Wirecard , ...
Sep 02, 2020
EU regulator evaluates Taw Pharma’s dexamethasone as potential COVID-19 treatment
(Reuters) - Europe's healthcare regulator said on Wednesday it was evaluating Dexamethasone Taw as a potential COVID-19 treatment for hospitalised adult patients after it received an application from ...
Sep 02, 2020
Extinction Rebellion demands climate action with second day of UK protest
LONDON (Reuters) - Banging drums, waving flags and lying down to "die", hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists gathered outside Britain's parliament for a second day on Wednesday to demand that th...
Sep 02, 2020
Steroids cut death rates among critically ill COVID-19 patients, major study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with corticosteroid drugs reduces the risk of death by 20%, an analysis of seven international trials found on Wednesday, p...
Sep 02, 2020
BBC reverses course in ‘Rule Britannia’ singing row
LONDON (Reuters) - The BBC has rowed back on a plan to omit the words from two patriotic songs at the pomp-laden climax of a classical music festival this month after critics including Prime Minister ...
Sep 02, 2020
IKEA stores owner Ingka plans 600 million euros in sustainability investment
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores, plans 600 million euros ($712 million) in sustainability-related investments over the next 12 months as the world's biggest furniture ...
Sep 02, 2020
Virtual schooling in pandemic sharpens divide for Bolivia’s poor
LA PAZ (Reuters) - For Sergio Meruvia, a 15-year-old student in Bolivia, staying up to date with school means selling hand sanitizer on the street to help pay for the expensive internet services his f...
Sep 02, 2020
Uzbekistan stages outdoor exams for 1.4 million university applicants
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of youngsters headed to sports arenas across Uzbekistan on Wednesday to sit university entrance exams in the open air due to the coronavirus pandemic. The massiv...
Sep 02, 2020
Qatar Emir meets Trump adviser Kushner: statement
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, met U.S. President Donald Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner on Wednesday, the Amiri Diwan said, following an accord between th...
Sep 02, 2020
Britain still not engaging constructively on key Brexit areas, says EU’s Barnier
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Britain has so far not engaged constructively in the key areas under negotiation on future ties with the European Union that must be settled by the end of next month, the bloc's chi...
Sep 02, 2020
