Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. households expect to boost spending, NY Fed survey finds
(Reuters) - U.S. households are hopeful they will be able to spend more freely in the coming year, according to a survey released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - a sign that some cons...
Feb 08, 2021
With trust low, UK calls for ‘refinement’ of Brexit deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union need to reset their relationship after trust was eroded by a row over vaccine supplies, British minister Michael Gove said on Monday, calling for a re...
Feb 08, 2021
Italian DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate could start clinical trials in March – developer
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's second COVID-19 vaccine candidate, COVID-eVax, is likely to start trials in early March after it was approved by the national drug regulator last week, one of the biotech fir...
Feb 08, 2021
Scarred by riot, U.S. Capitol a fortress for Trump impeachment trial
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than five weeks after the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol that sparked former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, the complex is a fortres...
Feb 08, 2021
Facebook, Twitter among platforms failing to prevent harmful content: agency
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet's YouTube failed to curb hate speech and misinformation last year as the United States struggled with widespread polarization about the presid...
Feb 08, 2021
Exclusive: Russia considering at least $6.7 billion spending package to ease discontent – sources
By Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities are considering a new social spending package worth at least $6.7 billion to address discontent over falling living standards before an autu...
Feb 08, 2021
Luxembourg fund industry is a $5.4 trillion ‘black box’, investigation says
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Luxembourg's investment fund industry is a financial "black box" that helps people launder illicit money and avoid tax, according to an investigation published on Monda...
Feb 08, 2021
CanSinoBIO’s COVID-19 vaccine 65.7% effective in global trial – Pakistani official
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - CanSino Biologics Inc's (CanSinoBIO) COVID-19 vaccine showed 65.7% efficacy in preventing symptomatic cases, and a 90.98% success rate in stopping severe disease in an interim an...
Feb 08, 2021
Trump faces trial filing deadline as second Senate impeachment proceeding looms
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Trump faced a deadline to submit a pretrial brief on Monday, a day before the Senate is due to begin his second impeachment trial on a charge of...
Feb 08, 2021
Electric scooter maker Niu in talks to supply Gojek: CEO
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Niu Technologies is in talks to supply its electric scooters to Southeast Asian ride-hailing company Gojek to increase market share in the region, the electric scooter m...
Feb 08, 2021
