Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. consumer prices rise modestly; airline fares tumble
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in January as an increase in the cost of gasoline was blunted by a slump in airline fares, suggesting inflation could rema...
Feb 10, 2021
For Hungary’s poor it’s wood or food. Trash also burns, creating deadly smog
By Marton Dunai and Marton Monus SAJONEMETI, Hungary (Reuters) - Zoltan Berki usually wakes up before dawn, as his five small children sleep next door, to feed the old iron furnace that stands in a wa...
Feb 10, 2021
Exclusive: Hedge fund Sachem Head targets International Flavors – sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Sachem Head Capital Management LP has amassed a roughly $1 billion stake in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) and nominated four directors to the chemical...
Feb 10, 2021
Galapagos and Gilead to end late-stage studies of lung disease drug
(Reuters) - Belgo-Dutch biotech Galapagos NV and U.S. partner Gilead Sciences Inc will discontinue late-stage trials testing their experimental drug ziritaxestat in patients with pulmonary fibrosis, t...
Feb 10, 2021
Explainer: The Indian Twitter rival staging a Koo
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian social-media app Koo is witnessing a surge in popularity, fuelled by politicians and others flocking to it after U.S. rival Twitter Inc refused to fol...
Feb 10, 2021
No ski resorts? No problem for one urban skier in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - France's ski resorts are closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so one French winter sports enthusiast did the next best thing on Wednesday - skiing down a steep street in Paris. "...
Feb 10, 2021
Italy’s 5-Star gets in tangle over Draghi
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy's 5-Star Movement struggled on Wednesday to quell its deep divisions over Mario Draghi's drive to form a government which risk tearing apart ...
Feb 10, 2021
Germany’s IDT to help make AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine – sources
By Francesco Guarascio and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is set to enlist Germany's IDT Biologika as a contract manufacturer of its COVID-19 vaccine, two people familiar with the matter told R...
Feb 10, 2021
Russians who expect protests at highest since 1998: poll
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The number of Russians who expect there to be new protests has jumped to its highest since 1998, although the willingness of people to take part has fallen to its lowest since early...
Feb 10, 2021
Facebook to temporarily reduce political content for some users in few countries
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would temporarily reduce political content appearing on New Feeds for some users in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia this week and in the United States within...
Feb 10, 2021
