Author Archives: Syndicated Content
All eyes on Fortress after Morrisons agrees rival CD&R takeover
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in Morrisons jumped above the level of an agreed takeover offer from U.S. private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) on Friday, indicating a protract...
Aug 20, 2021
In COVID hangover, as more around world get vaccinated, fewer give blood
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - From Seoul to Paris, and Moscow to Bangkok, concerned citizens are lining up for shots as COVID-19 case numbers swell. That may ease pressure on stretched hospitals aro...
Aug 20, 2021
S.Korea says Russia’s CoviVac COVID-19 vaccine seeks regulatory approval -drug safety ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Friday said Russia's COVID-19 vaccine CoviVac has applied for preliminary regulatory approval, the country's drug safety ministry said in a statement. South Korea has ...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. aid chief says emergency food in Ethiopia’s Tigray to run out this week
NAIROBI (Reuters) - For the first time in nine months of war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, aid workers will this week run out of food to deliver to millions of people who are going hungry there, the he...
Aug 20, 2021
European stocks set for worst week in 6 months on virus, growth worries
(Reuters) - A slide in European shares halted on Friday, although the index was still on course for its worst week since February on signs of slowing growth, rising COVID-19 cases and fears of a soone...
Aug 20, 2021
MLB roundup: Mariners’ Ty France belts winning homer in 11th
Ty France hit a two-run homer with one out in the top of the 11th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers 9-8 Thursday afternoon in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers, who rallied from a ...
Aug 20, 2021
Singapore says ASEAN not as effective as hoped in Myanmar
By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE(Reuters) - The progress by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Myanmar has not been as effective as hoped, Singapore's foreign minister said in an int...
Aug 20, 2021
Marketmind: A lacklustre end to a painful week
A look at the day ahead from Karin Strohecker. It hasn't been a pretty week for equity investors - or many others really. The Delta variant keeps spreading, economies keep slowing, China keeps going w...
Aug 20, 2021
Vietnam’s biggest city issues stay-home order as COVID-19 deaths soar
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's business hub Ho Chi Minh City on Friday announced that its residents will be prohibited from leaving their homes, as the country's biggest city turns to drastic measures to...
Aug 20, 2021
J&J seeks nod for COVID-19 vaccine trial in Indian adolescents
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has sought approval from Indian drug regulators to conduct a study of its COVID-19 vaccine among 12- to 17-year-olds, the company said on Friday. Conducting vac...
Aug 20, 2021
