Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO seeks to take political heat out of virus origins debate
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting up a new group to trace the origins of the coronavirus, seeking to end what it called "political point scor...
Aug 13, 2021
Morocco reinforces vaccine campaign with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco received on Friday a shipment of 600,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as it expands its inoculation campaign to younger people amid a recent surge in new cases, said ...
Aug 13, 2021
Italian charity founder and surgeon Gino Strada dies
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Gino Strada, the founder of one of Italy's most prominent charities and builder of hospitals in war-torn countries, died on Friday aged 73, his medical charity Emerge...
Aug 13, 2021
Twitter India chief moves to new U.S. role after criticism over compliance
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Twitter Inc's India chief, Manish Maheshwari, will take up a new internal role in the United States, the company said on Friday, a move that comes after months of tussle between the...
Aug 13, 2021
U.S. consumer sentiment plummets in early August to decade low
By Evan Sully and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) -U.S. consumer sentiment dropped sharply in early August to its lowest level in a decade, in a worrying sign for the economy as Americans gave faltering ou...
Aug 13, 2021
Germany’s Delivery Hero not considering offer for British rival Deliveroo
(Reuters) - Delivery Hero said on Friday it was not considering making an offer for its British rival Deliveroo, days after the German company acquired a 5.09% stake in the London-listed online food d...
Aug 13, 2021
U.S. equity funds see their third successive weekly inflow- Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds saw their third successive money inflows in the week to Aug. 11, boosted by strong second-quarter earnings, positive economic data and passage of an infrastructure bill. ...
Aug 13, 2021
Germany to reduce embassy staff in Kabul, fly out staff and helpers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will reduce its embassy staff in Kabul to the bare minimum and increase security measures at the compound, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday, echoing similar announ...
Aug 13, 2021
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon edges down, still high under Bolsonaro
By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 10% in July from a year earlier, after four straight monthly increases, preliminary data showed on Friday, but dest...
Aug 13, 2021
Indonesia malls reopen exclusively for vaccinated shoppers
By Heru Asprihanto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's capital reopened its retail malls this week to an exclusive crowd - shoppers vaccinated against coronavirus. With restrictions still in place in much...
Aug 13, 2021
