[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will on Wednesday adopt a pan-European approach on the use of mobile applications to track the spread of the coronavirus, according to a European Commission document seen by
Indian white sugar exports at near standstill as lockdown bites
[ad_1] LONDON/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s white sugar shipments have been brought to a near standstill by the coronavirus lockdown, depriving the global market of key supplies after a poor harvest in Asia’s top exporter Thailand.
Novavax to start human trial for novel coronavirus vaccine
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) said on Wednesday it had identified a novel coronavirus vaccine candidate and would start human trials in mid-May. The Maryland-based late-stage biotechnology company said its Matrix-M adjuvant would be
China investors flock to money market funds despite record low yield
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese investors have poured cash into money market funds despite falling yields on the low-risk instruments as authorities enact powerful monetary easing to combat the impact of the coronavirus epidemic. Chinese
Uniper teams up with Siemens to look at making and using more hydrogen
[ad_1] FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German utility Uniper has signed a cooperation deal with Siemens to look at using hydrogen at its gas-fired power plants and producing the carbon-free gas with power from its wind turbines.
Impossible dilemma? World watches Italy as businesses plead to return to work
[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Many Italian companies and academics are pressing the government to reopen factories to prevent an economic catastrophe, as the world watches how the first Western country to impose a lockdown can
Iran doesn’t agree with OPEC+ meet without clear outcome – minister
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran does not agree with holding any OPEC+ meeting in the absence of a clear proposal and expected outcome from such talks for the oil market, its oil minister said in
Lufthansa to discontinue Germanwings in sweeping restructuring
[ad_1] FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa said it will close down its Germanwings low-cost airline as part of a broader overhaul which includes cutting capacity across the group, warning it could take years for the industry
Exclusive: Eyeing defaults, U.S. direct lender Colchis Capital to shut funds
[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – San Francisco-based Colchis Capital Management LP, a pioneer backer of online direct lending platforms, is winding down its main funds as disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus have started to hit
Exclusive: U.S. grants GE license to sell engines for China’s new airplane
[ad_1] A General Electric (GE) sign is seen at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday granted a license to