Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taliban rule marked by killings, boy soldiers, arrests – U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 100 former Afghan national security forces and others have been killed since the Taliban takeover in August, most at the hands of the hardline Islamist group that is recru...
Dec 14, 2021
World needs cheaper way to vaccinate against COVID, former UK vaccine chief says
LONDON (Reuters) - The former head of Britain's vaccine task force said on Tuesday that the vaccines against COVID-19 would need to become cheaper to administer - whether with patches, pills or sprays...
Dec 14, 2021
British PM Johnson faces rebellion in parliament over COVID measures
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a large rebellion among his Conservative lawmakers on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote over new restrictions to try to curb the spread of t...
Dec 14, 2021
Afghanistan central bank says it is acting to halt currency slide
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's central bank said on Tuesday it was working to ensure the stability of the afghani, a day after the currency lost almost 12% of its value against the dollar in a matter...
Dec 14, 2021
NATO’s Stoltenberg seeks to become Norway central bank governor
OSLO (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is among the applicants seeking to become Norway's next central bank governor, the country's finance ministry said on Tuesday. Norges Bank depu...
Dec 14, 2021
Kremlin says Putin, Xi to discuss tensions in Europe in video call
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss tensions in Europe and "aggressive" U.S. and NATO rhetoric during a video call on Wednesday, the Kreml...
Dec 14, 2021
Germany plans to ease testing for those with COVID-19 booster – draft
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's new health minister wants to exempt people who have had a booster vaccination from having to take a coronavirus test before entering some leisure facilities, according to ...
Dec 14, 2021
Silicon Valley venture capital Norwest launches $3 billion fund
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Norwest Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, on Tuesday said it was launching its 16th and biggest fund with $3 billion under management. "Valuations...
Dec 14, 2021
German engineering production grows less than expected in 2021 on supply woes
BERLIN (Reuters) - German engineering association VDMA on Tuesday cut its 2021 production forecast as supply chain bottlenecks weighed on output in Europe's biggest economy. VDMA revised down its prod...
Dec 14, 2021
Indonesian pharma firms to be allowed to import vaccines directly, says health minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Private pharmaceutical companies in Indonesia will be permitted to directly import COVID-19 vaccines to "balance the market", the country's health minister told parliament on Tuesd...
Dec 14, 2021
