Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany still working on recommendation for COVID-19 booster shot
BERLIN (Reuters) - The benefit of a third covid-19 vaccine shot for immunocompromised and very old people is obvious but it not so clear for younger population, the head of Germany's vaccine advisory ...
Oct 06, 2021
French Finance Minister: hoping Friday’s corporate tax talks will be conclusive
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he hoped talks this Friday over global corporate taxes would be conclusive, adding that all sides needed to make a compromise. "It is esse...
Oct 06, 2021
UAE authorises Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine – Russia’s RDIF
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has authorised the Russia-developed one-shot Sputnik Light as both a standalone COVID-19 vaccine and a booster shot, Russia's sovereign fund RDIF said on We...
Oct 06, 2021
Two Congos seek UNESCO listing to reclaim rumba’s rhythms
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Perched on a corner of the stage at La Septente, an open-air club in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, Manda Chante sings the lilting opening to...
Oct 06, 2021
Euro zone retail trade weaker than expected in Aug as food sales fall
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone retail sales were weaker than expected in August, data showed on Wednesday, as consumers reined in spending on food, drinks and tobacco. Retail sales, a proxy for consum...
Oct 06, 2021
Ethiopian PM nominates incumbent finance minister for new cabinet
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday nominated incumbent Ahmed Shide to return as finance minister in his new cabinet, signalling a determination t...
Oct 06, 2021
Greece’s fire-ravaged island now racing to build flood defences
By Vassilis Triandafyllou and Angeliki Koutantou LIMNI, Greece (Reuters) - In a scorched landscape on the Greek island of Evia, crews of workers chop burnt pine trees, all that's left from devastating...
Oct 06, 2021
Dam disasters were wake up call for Brazil’s Vale, CEO says
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - After two deadly dam disasters that made Vale SA a pariah of the global green movement, Brazil's largest mining company is striving to put the environment ...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Congress Democrats target palm oil, beef trade in deforestation bill
By Richard Cowan and Fathin Ungku WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday were set to unveil legislation to reduce illegal deforestation globally by restricting th...
Oct 06, 2021
California lawmakers aim to ban offshore drilling after spill
By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Democratic members of Congress from California seized on the oil spill off the state's coast to promote federal legislation to ban all offshore oi...
Oct 06, 2021
