Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed prepares to stiffen inflation response for a post-transitory world
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to announce that it is speeding up the end of its pandemic-era bond purchases and signal a turn to interest rate...
Dec 15, 2021
Pfizer set to oust AstraZeneca as top supplier of COVID-19 shots to poor nations
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pfizer and BioNtech are set to displace AstraZeneca as the main suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX programme at the start of 2022, a shift t...
Dec 15, 2021
Fire breaks out at Hong Kong’s World Trade centre, one injured
HONG KONG (Reuters) -One person was injured after a fire broke out at Hong Kong's World Trade Centre in the bustling commercial and shopping district of Causeway Bay, the government said on Wednesday,...
Dec 15, 2021
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccines appear to have become slightly less effective in preventing severe disease and death but do provide "significant protection", the World Health Organization (WHO) said. DE...
Dec 15, 2021
Philippines detects first 2 cases of Omicron coronavirus variant
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has detected two imported cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant of concern, its first reported cases, the Department of Health said on Wednesday. The two Omicron ...
Dec 15, 2021
Cricket-Former Australia batsman Slater charged with breaching restraining order: ABC
(Reuters) - Former Australia batsman Michael Slater was charged with breaching a restraining order on Wednesday, two months after being taken into police custody over allegations of domestic violence,...
Dec 15, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel’s NSO, other spyware firms
By Joseph Menn and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other for...
Dec 15, 2021
Security firm Sysdig raises $350 million in latest funding led by Permira
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Cloud security startup Sysdig has raised $350 million in its latest funding round from investors led by the growth fund of private equity firm Permira, the company said late ...
Dec 15, 2021
Safe travels: Hilton CEO Nassetta on managing through crisis
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 crisis affected virtually every industry on Earth, but perhaps none quite so much as travel and hospitality. With everyone fearful and taking shelter ...
Dec 15, 2021
How low can you go? Five questions for Turkey’s central bank
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week despite a currency crash and soaring inflation as President Tayyip Erdogan keeps up the ...
Dec 15, 2021
