Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Critic of Abbas dies in Palestinian custody, U.N. demands investigation
By Yosri Al Jamal HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian parliamentary candidate who criticised the internationally-backed Palestinian Authority died on Thursday after being arrested by PA securi...
Jun 24, 2021
UK watchdog proposes temporary “synthetic” yen and sterling Libor
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog said on Thursday it was proposing to temporarily allow a "synthetic" version of some yen and sterling-denominated Libor interest rates. The London Inter...
Jun 24, 2021
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 20,182 new COVID-19 cases, the most confirmed in a single day since Jan. 24, amid a wave of infections that authorities blame on the Delta variant and people's ...
Jun 24, 2021
Bhutan PM says ready to mix COVID-19 doses to deal with vaccine shortages
By Gopal Sharma and Rupam Jain KATHMANDU/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bhutan's Prime Minister on Thursday said he "has no problem" in mixing-and-matching COVID-19 vaccine doses to immunize a population of about...
Jun 24, 2021
China says after massed drills that Taiwan’s future lies in ‘reunification’
BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan needs to be clearly aware that its future lies in "reunification" with China and that it cannot rely on the United States, China's military said on Thursday, responding to q...
Jun 24, 2021
Hong Kong regulator fines Deutsche Bank unit over incorrect statements
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's markets watchdog on Thursday fined a Deutsche Bank unit HK$2.45 million ($315,522) for issuing incorrect statements to its prime brokerage clients for 12 years and de...
Jun 24, 2021
Pfizer says COVID vaccine highly effective against Delta variant
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Pfizer-BioNTech >PFE.N< vaccine is highly effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19, a Pfizer official in Israel said on Thursday. First identified in ...
Jun 24, 2021
Russia’s new COVID-19 cases surge to highest since January
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 20,182 new COVID-19 cases, the most confirmed in a single day since Jan. 24, amid a wave of infections that authorities blame on the Delta variant and pe...
Jun 24, 2021
Fighting between separatist brigades kills two in Yemen’s Aden -sources
By Riyam Mokhashef ADEN (Reuters) - Clashes between brigades of the main southern separatist movement in Yemen killed two fighters and wounded 15 people, including civilians, in the port city of Aden,...
Jun 24, 2021
Siemens can manage semiconductor squeeze – CEO
ZURICH (Reuters) - Siemens is sure it can secure sufficient components to make its products despite constrained supplies for commodities and semiconductor chips, CEO Roland Busch said on Thursday. "We...
Jun 24, 2021
