Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cricket-South Africa pick three spinners but no Malan for T20 World Cup
(adds dropped word 'one' in fourth para) JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa have named three front-line spinners in their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman but l...
Sep 09, 2021
India says one vaccine dose prevents 96.6% COVID-19 deaths
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - One vaccine dose alone is 96.6% effective in preventing COVID-19 deaths in India, and two doses are 97.5% effective, the health ministry said on Thursday after analysing data bet...
Sep 09, 2021
UK approves COVID-19 boosters but final decision on programme still pending
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's medical regulator on Thursday gave the go-ahead for Pfizer and AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to be used as booster shots, but said any decision to procee...
Sep 09, 2021
Futures drop ahead of jobless claims data as recovery concerns weigh
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday ahead of weekly jobless claims data, as uncertainty around Federal Reserve's monetary tapering timeline and signs of slowing economic growth were ...
Sep 09, 2021
Inflationary pressures force Lebanese to make tough choices
By Maha El Dahan and Alaa Kanaan BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ibrahim Jaber was laid off when the fast food restaurant where he worked as a chef in Beirut shut down. Unable to find another job, he had to take h...
Sep 09, 2021
Send vaccines to Africa and ditch unproven third shot, AU says
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Rich nations would do better to send vaccines to Africa to help fight the global COVID-19 pandemic rather than hoarding them for third-dose booster shots that scie...
Sep 09, 2021
New York extends post-Brexit gains in euro swaps trading
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - New York has increased its market share in trading euro interest rate swaps at London's expense, data group OSTTRA said on Thursday, in the latest sign of how global fi...
Sep 09, 2021
Wizz Air in talks over large Airbus jet order -sources
PARIS (Reuters) -Hungary's Wizz Air is in negotiations with European planemaker Airbus over the purchase of at least 100 more narrowbody jets, industry sources said on Thursday. Talks began several mo...
Sep 09, 2021
Blackstone hires executives for fast-growing credit business
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Blackstone Inc said it hired two Wall Street veterans as partners and promoted another executive to work in its Blackstone Credit unit as fresh demand from in...
Sep 09, 2021
MI Deer hunting forecast looks promising
LANSING, MI — The 2021 deer hunting preview has been released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Conditions are looking excellent for the seasons and hunters can expect it to be as...
Sep 09, 2021
