Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK lab suspended after false negative COVID tests
LONDON (Reuters) - A COVID-19 testing laboratory in central England has been suspended over concern that it has been incorrectly giving negative PCR test results to people who are infected, the UK Hea...
Oct 15, 2021
China’s central bank lists 19 systemically important banks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank on Friday unveiled a list of 19 banks it identified as systemically important. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) identified six state-owned commercial banks, n...
Oct 15, 2021
South African inflation risks skewed to upside in coming months: Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An upside risk for inflation in the coming months will likely lead South Africa's Reserve Bank to hike rates by 75 basis points to 4.25% next year to keep cons...
Oct 15, 2021
White House unveils climate finance road map, highlights lending and budget pledges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House published a report on Friday outlining projects to measure and address the risks that climate change poses to Americans and the economy, including programs to be...
Oct 15, 2021
Germany slashes energy surcharge to help consumers weather soaring prices
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany will cut a power surcharge levied on consumers to support renewable energy by 42.7% to help households cope with soaring energy prices, network operators said on Friday. ...
Oct 15, 2021
Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian fashion group OTB has joined a consortium formed by luxury goods heavyweights LVMH, Prada and Richemont-owned Cartier that uses blockchain technology to trace the origin of h...
Oct 15, 2021
Kenya police say undecided where to arraign husband of dead runner Tirop
By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA (Reuters) - Kenyan police said on Friday they were still deciding where to arraign the husband of record-smashing long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, found dead at her home this...
Oct 15, 2021
Mayor sets up task force to probe Taiwan’s deadliest fire for decades
By Fabian Hamacher KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - The mayor of a Taiwanese city launched a task force on Friday to look into whether negligence played a part in a fire at a residential building that ki...
Oct 15, 2021
Euro zone trade surplus smaller than expected in Aug
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's unadjusted trade surplus was much smaller then expected in August as the bloc had to pay much more for imported energy, data showed on Friday. The European Union's...
Oct 15, 2021
Analysis-Deals, data buzz could help biotech shares exit Wall St’s ‘no man’s land’
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sluggish U.S. biotech shares could require a wave of deal-making or exciting clinical trial results if the sector wants to join the stock market's party after l...
Oct 15, 2021
