Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia detains co-owner of coal mine where 51 died in blast
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian investigative committee said on Wednesday that the co-owner a Siberian coal mine, where an explosion killed 51 people in November, and three top-managers of his holding ha...
Dec 15, 2021
Generali to return up to 6.1 billion euros to investors under new plan
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's top insurer Generali on Wednesday pledged to return up to 6.1 billion euros ($7 billion) in dividends and buybacks to shareholders as Chief Executive Philippe Donnet presented...
Dec 15, 2021
How BoE’s Bailey upset traders and set UK bond markets adrift
By Tommy Wilkes and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - As the Bank of England's policy decision was announced on Nov. 4, gasps were heard on some London trading floors. Confident that Governor Andre...
Dec 15, 2021
New York City set to ban natural gas in new buildings
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - The New York City Council is expected to vote on Wednesday to ban natural gas in new buildings, following in the footsteps of dozens of other smaller U.S. cities seeking ...
Dec 15, 2021
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
