Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Goldman Sachs economists cut Q3 growth forecast for U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs economists lowered their tracking estimate of U.S. economic growth in the third quarter to 5.5% from 9% due to the impact of the Delta variant but raised their for...
Aug 19, 2021
City of London the target as climate campaigners plan two weeks of protest
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Environmental activists who caused days of traffic chaos in London two years ago said on Wednesday they would start a fortnight of action next week focused on the ...
Aug 19, 2021
Canadian banks’ loan growth, provisions set to aid year-on-year profit rise
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian banks' third-quarter earnings are set to decline from the prior quarter as capital markets revenues ease after several strong periods, but they are e...
Aug 19, 2021
UNESCO, citing destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas, urges Afghan cultural protection
PARIS (Reuters) - The U.N. cultural agency called for the protection of Afghanistan's cultural heritage and to ensure a safe environment for artists, days after the Taliban swept to power in Kabul. Af...
Aug 19, 2021
Hurricane Grace pounds Mexico’s Caribbean coast with heavy rain
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Grace lashed Mexico's Yucatan peninsula with heavy wind and rain early on Thursday as it barreled into the coast and moved inland near the popular beach resort of Tul...
Aug 19, 2021
Rocket builder United Launch Alliance to mandate COVID vaccine from Sept. 1 – CNBC
(Reuters) - Rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, will require all employees to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 from Sept. 1, C...
Aug 19, 2021
France, Germany, UK very concerned about Iranian uranium enrichment
BERLIN (Reuters) - France, Germany and Britain expressed grave concern on Thursday about a report that said Iran had accelerated its enrichment of uranium to near weapons grade, saying this was a seri...
Aug 19, 2021
Rentschler ready to start commercial production of CureVac COVID-19 shot
By Caroline Copley BERLIN (Reuters) - German contract drug manufacturer Rentschler Biopharma is in final preparations to start commercial production of CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine, its chief executive ...
Aug 19, 2021
Lebanon’s President Aoun says pressures on Mikati delay government formation
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Thursday that Prime Minister designate Najib Mikati was facing increasing demands from others on the formation of a new government, which he s...
Aug 19, 2021
Ebola, other outbreaks, atop COVID-19, risk straining West Africa health systems -WHO
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation warned on Thursday that on top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is facing new outbreaks of the viral haemorrhagic fevers Marburg and Ebola, riski...
Aug 19, 2021
